diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 6d7f0bcc6dd7b8d6db56e1bdb3c5fd6bd5317886..fc06768e82316e563a700d90072d4708eccca934 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ static int ath_tx_setup_buffer(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ath_buf *bf,
 
 	bf->bf_frmlen = skb->len + FCS_LEN - (hdrlen & 3);
 
-	if (conf_is_ht(&sc->hw->conf) && !is_pae(skb))
+	if (conf_is_ht(&hw->conf) && !is_pae(skb))
 		bf->bf_state.bf_type |= BUF_HT;
 
 	bf->bf_flags = setup_tx_flags(sc, skb, txctl->txq);