diff --git a/src/rsn_supp/tdls.c b/src/rsn_supp/tdls.c
index e6f5877d2..47b1cd45e 100644
--- a/src/rsn_supp/tdls.c
+++ b/src/rsn_supp/tdls.c
@@ -3187,7 +3187,7 @@ int wpa_tdls_process_discovery_response(struct wpa_sm *sm, const u8 *addr,
 					const u8 *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
-	struct wpa_tdls_lnkid lnkid;
+	const struct wpa_tdls_lnkid *lnkid;
 	struct wpa_tdls_peer *peer;
 	size_t min_req_len = 1 /* Dialog Token */ + 2 /* Capability */ +
 		sizeof(struct wpa_tdls_lnkid);
@@ -3217,12 +3217,12 @@ int wpa_tdls_process_discovery_response(struct wpa_sm *sm, const u8 *addr,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	os_memcpy(&lnkid.bssid[0], elems.link_id, sizeof(lnkid) - 2);
+	lnkid = (const struct wpa_tdls_lnkid *) (elems.link_id - 2);
 
-	if (!wpa_tdls_is_lnkid_bss_valid(sm, &lnkid, &link_id)) {
+	if (!wpa_tdls_is_lnkid_bss_valid(sm, lnkid, &link_id)) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG,
 			   "TDLS: Discovery Response from different BSS "
-			   MACSTR, MAC2STR(lnkid.bssid));
+			   MACSTR, MAC2STR(lnkid->bssid));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -3234,7 +3234,7 @@ int wpa_tdls_process_discovery_response(struct wpa_sm *sm, const u8 *addr,
 
 	peer->mld_link_id = link_id;
 	wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "TDLS: Link identifier BSS: " MACSTR
-		   " , link id: %u", MAC2STR(lnkid.bssid), link_id);
+		   " , link id: %u", MAC2STR(lnkid->bssid), link_id);
 
 	return 0;
 }