diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
index 11d028f2156ebb64b553cebaae41f13b029c1bb9..97f7ae096f69bae8a28fa2d81c19f38dd0dd2596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ struct ath9k_htc_target_stats {
 
 struct ath9k_htc_vif {
 	u8 index;
+	u16 seq_no;
 };
 
 struct ath9k_vif_iter_data {
@@ -372,7 +373,6 @@ struct ath9k_htc_priv {
 	u16 txpowlimit;
 	u16 nvifs;
 	u16 nstations;
-	u16 seq_no;
 	u32 bmiss_cnt;
 	bool rearm_ani;
 	bool reconfig_beacon;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c
index 133f628dc086ed332e4f43ec5c03ac5822462eef..bbbdd60bcb3ece48f799dde4ca51c8d0440971b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ void ath9k_htc_swba(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv, u8 beacon_pending)
 	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ) {
 		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr =
 			(struct ieee80211_hdr *) beacon->data;
-		priv->seq_no += 0x10;
+		avp->seq_no += 0x10;
 		hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
-		hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(priv->seq_no);
+		hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(avp->seq_no);
 	}
 
 	tx_ctl.type = ATH9K_HTC_NORMAL;