diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 6a934e16ae83eb6280eb4ed5e678bd477b81ff88..6f20998becebc9045bcbac75684c15ea129ea719 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ void ath6kl_check_wow_status(struct ath6kl *ar)
 static int ath6kl_set_htcap(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, enum ieee80211_band band,
 			    bool ht_enable)
 {
-	struct ath6kl_htcap *htcap = &vif->htcap;
+	struct ath6kl_htcap *htcap = &vif->htcap[band];
 
 	if (htcap->ht_enable == ht_enable)
 		return 0;
@@ -3526,7 +3526,8 @@ struct net_device *ath6kl_interface_add(struct ath6kl *ar, char *name,
 	vif->listen_intvl_t = ATH6KL_DEFAULT_LISTEN_INTVAL;
 	vif->bmiss_time_t = ATH6KL_DEFAULT_BMISS_TIME;
 	vif->bg_scan_period = 0;
-	vif->htcap.ht_enable = true;
+	vif->htcap[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ].ht_enable = true;
+	vif->htcap[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ].ht_enable = true;
 
 	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, ar->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	if (fw_vif_idx != 0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index b1bc6bc69f2af3e1b5dbea9e512dfc803a09c9f7..17a44fad859bee78b6e92d369224cc1e2b7be4e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ struct ath6kl_vif {
 	struct ath6kl_wep_key wep_key_list[WMI_MAX_KEY_INDEX + 1];
 	struct ath6kl_key keys[WMI_MAX_KEY_INDEX + 1];
 	struct aggr_info *aggr_cntxt;
-	struct ath6kl_htcap htcap;
+	struct ath6kl_htcap htcap[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
 
 	struct timer_list disconnect_timer;
 	struct timer_list sched_scan_timer;