diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/delayable_msg.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/delayable_msg.c
index 5fa43205d63..a1a247bb9c9 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/delayable_msg.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/delayable_msg.c
@@ -167,13 +167,15 @@ static bool push_msg_from_delayable_msgs(void)
 	sys_snode_t *node;
 	struct delayable_msg_chunk *chunk;
 	struct delayable_msg_ctx *msg = peek_pending_msg();
-	uint16_t len = msg->len;
+	uint16_t len;
 	int err;
 
 	if (!msg) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	len = msg->len;
+
 	NET_BUF_SIMPLE_DEFINE(buf, BT_MESH_TX_SDU_MAX);
 
 	SYS_SLIST_FOR_EACH_NODE(&msg->chunks, node) {