diff --git a/mesh/net.c b/mesh/net.c
index cc862da..f26a63f 100644
--- a/mesh/net.c
+++ b/mesh/net.c
@@ -3411,7 +3411,6 @@ void mesh_net_transport_send(struct mesh_net *net, uint32_t net_key_id,
 				uint16_t dst, const uint8_t *msg,
 				uint16_t msg_len)
 {
-	uint32_t use_seq = seq;
 	uint8_t pkt_len;
 	uint8_t pkt[30];
 	bool result = false;
@@ -3463,13 +3462,13 @@ void mesh_net_transport_send(struct mesh_net *net, uint32_t net_key_id,
 			return;
 
 		net_key_id = subnet->net_key_tx;
-		use_seq = mesh_net_next_seq_num(net);
+		seq = mesh_net_next_seq_num(net);
 
 		if (result || (dst >= net->src_addr && dst <= net->last_addr))
 			return;
 	}
 
-	if (!mesh_crypto_packet_build(true, ttl, use_seq, src, dst, msg[0],
+	if (!mesh_crypto_packet_build(true, ttl, seq, src, dst, msg[0],
 				false, 0, false, false, 0, 0, 0, msg + 1,
 				msg_len - 1, pkt + 1, &pkt_len))
 		return;