diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
index b9c21315a403a1..22e02fd068b4d4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
@@ -441,38 +441,49 @@ static void handle_connect_timeout(struct work_struct *work)
 void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 				struct cfg80211_crypto_settings *crypto)
 {
-	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
-	const u8 *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
+	const u8 *ies_data, *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
 	const u8 *ht_ie, *wpa_ie, *wmm_ie, *rsn_ie;
 	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
+	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
 	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
-	u8 rates_len = 0;
+	u8 rates_len = 0, ies_len;
 	int ret;
 
 	param = kzalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!param)
 		return NULL;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
+	ies_data = kmemdup(ies->data, ies->len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!ies_data) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		kfree(param);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ies_len = ies->len;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	param->beacon_period = cpu_to_le16(bss->beacon_interval);
 	param->cap_info = cpu_to_le16(bss->capability);
 	param->bss_type = WILC_FW_BSS_TYPE_INFRA;
 	param->ch = ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(bss->channel->center_freq);
 	ether_addr_copy(param->bssid, bss->bssid);
 
-	ssid_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies->data, ies->len);
+	ssid_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (ssid_elm) {
 		if (ssid_elm[1] <= IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN)
 			memcpy(param->ssid, ssid_elm + 2, ssid_elm[1]);
 	}
 
-	tim_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_TIM, ies->data, ies->len);
+	tim_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_TIM, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (tim_elm && tim_elm[1] >= 2)
 		param->dtim_period = tim_elm[3];
 
 	memset(param->p_suites, 0xFF, 3);
 	memset(param->akm_suites, 0xFF, 3);
 
-	rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES, ies->data, ies->len);
+	rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (rates_ie) {
 		rates_len = rates_ie[1];
 		if (rates_len > WILC_MAX_RATES_SUPPORTED)
@@ -483,7 +494,7 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 
 	if (rates_len < WILC_MAX_RATES_SUPPORTED) {
 		supp_rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_EXT_SUPP_RATES,
-						 ies->data, ies->len);
+						 ies_data, ies_len);
 		if (supp_rates_ie) {
 			u8 ext_rates = supp_rates_ie[1];
 
@@ -498,11 +509,11 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ht_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY, ies->data, ies->len);
+	ht_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (ht_ie)
 		param->ht_capable = true;
 
-	ret = cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(ies->data, ies->len,
+	ret = cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(ies_data, ies_len,
 				    IEEE80211_P2P_ATTR_ABSENCE_NOTICE,
 				    (u8 *)&noa_attr, sizeof(noa_attr));
 	if (ret > 0) {
@@ -526,7 +537,7 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 	}
 	wmm_ie = cfg80211_find_vendor_ie(WLAN_OUI_MICROSOFT,
 					 WLAN_OUI_TYPE_MICROSOFT_WMM,
-					 ies->data, ies->len);
+					 ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (wmm_ie) {
 		struct ieee80211_wmm_param_ie *ie;
 
@@ -541,13 +552,13 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 
 	wpa_ie = cfg80211_find_vendor_ie(WLAN_OUI_MICROSOFT,
 					 WLAN_OUI_TYPE_MICROSOFT_WPA,
-					 ies->data, ies->len);
+					 ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (wpa_ie) {
 		param->mode_802_11i = 1;
 		param->rsn_found = true;
 	}
 
-	rsn_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, ies->data, ies->len);
+	rsn_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (rsn_ie) {
 		int offset = 8;
 
@@ -570,6 +581,7 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 			param->akm_suites[i] = crypto->akm_suites[i] & 0xFF;
 	}
 
+	kfree(ies_data);
 	return (void *)param;
 }