diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 76c6856ed93224184cadb0dfb7582186b250b34c..7f315d098f5232846a63b1f414d2e814f91cc2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -1968,6 +1968,17 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_del_ba(struct wcn36xx *wcn, u16 tid, u8 sta_index)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int wcn36xx_smd_trigger_ba_rsp(void *buf, int len)
+{
+	struct wcn36xx_hal_trigger_ba_rsp_msg *rsp;
+
+	if (len < sizeof(*rsp))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rsp = (struct wcn36xx_hal_trigger_ba_rsp_msg *) buf;
+	return rsp->status;
+}
+
 int wcn36xx_smd_trigger_ba(struct wcn36xx *wcn, u8 sta_index)
 {
 	struct wcn36xx_hal_trigger_ba_req_msg msg_body;
@@ -1992,8 +2003,7 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_trigger_ba(struct wcn36xx *wcn, u8 sta_index)
 		wcn36xx_err("Sending hal_trigger_ba failed\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ret = wcn36xx_smd_rsp_status_check_v2(wcn, wcn->hal_buf,
-						wcn->hal_rsp_len);
+	ret = wcn36xx_smd_trigger_ba_rsp(wcn->hal_buf, wcn->hal_rsp_len);
 	if (ret) {
 		wcn36xx_err("hal_trigger_ba response failed err=%d\n", ret);
 		goto out;