diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c
index a633ad5f8ca4..3f081cdea09c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/time-event.c
@@ -1166,15 +1166,10 @@ void iwl_mvm_schedule_session_protection(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			cpu_to_le32(FW_CMD_ID_AND_COLOR(mvmvif->id,
 							mvmvif->color)),
 		.action = cpu_to_le32(FW_CTXT_ACTION_ADD),
+		.conf_id = cpu_to_le32(SESSION_PROTECT_CONF_ASSOC),
 		.duration_tu = cpu_to_le32(MSEC_TO_TU(duration)),
 	};
 
-	/* The time_event_data.id field is reused to save session
-	 * protection's configuration.
-	 */
-	mvmvif->time_event_data.id = SESSION_PROTECT_CONF_ASSOC;
-	cmd.conf_id = cpu_to_le32(mvmvif->time_event_data.id);
-
 	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&mvm->time_event_lock);
@@ -1188,6 +1183,11 @@ void iwl_mvm_schedule_session_protection(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	}
 
 	iwl_mvm_te_clear_data(mvm, te_data);
+	/*
+	 * The time_event_data.id field is reused to save session
+	 * protection's configuration.
+	 */
+	te_data->id = le32_to_cpu(cmd.conf_id);
 	te_data->duration = le32_to_cpu(cmd.duration_tu);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&mvm->time_event_lock);