diff --git a/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c b/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
index 9ed131cfd..61e56b6e5 100644
--- a/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
+++ b/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
@@ -467,6 +467,9 @@ int hostapd_notif_assoc(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const u8 *addr,
 			return WLAN_STATUS_INVALID_IE;
 #endif /* CONFIG_HS20 */
 	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_WPS
+skip_wpa_check:
+#endif /* CONFIG_WPS */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MBO
 	if (hapd->conf->mbo_enabled && (hapd->conf->wpa & 2) &&
@@ -478,10 +481,6 @@ int hostapd_notif_assoc(struct hostapd_data *hapd, const u8 *addr,
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MBO */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_WPS
-skip_wpa_check:
-#endif /* CONFIG_WPS */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211R_AP
 	p = wpa_sm_write_assoc_resp_ies(sta->wpa_sm, buf, sizeof(buf),
 					sta->auth_alg, req_ies, req_ies_len);