diff --git a/components/mdns/mdns.c b/components/mdns/mdns.c
index 5b0c9dfdc1..79be615c3a 100644
--- a/components/mdns/mdns.c
+++ b/components/mdns/mdns.c
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ static int _mdns_check_txt_collision(mdns_service_t * service, const uint8_t * d
 
     mdns_txt_linked_item_t * txt = service->txt;
     while (txt) {
-        data_len += 2 + strlen(service->txt->key) + strlen(service->txt->value);
+        data_len += 2 + strlen(txt->key) + strlen(txt->value);
         txt = txt->next;
     }