diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170.h
index 914e4718a9a80e8571240deeefda8a6c585a81b5..c5576eec12ae1c2a82114516669d4df6ff0e8b5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/ar9170.h
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ struct ar9170 {
 
 	/* interface mode settings */
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
-	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
-	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 
 	/* beaconing */
 	struct sk_buff *beacon;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/mac.c
index 0c6273a63d6b1688ddb7189cbc4b1535b69e5d25..ddc8c09dc79e321051bc8325714b9642806eea91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/mac.c
@@ -311,13 +311,14 @@ static int ar9170_set_promiscouous(struct ar9170 *ar)
 
 int ar9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar)
 {
+	struct ath_common *common = &ar->common;
 	u32 pm_mode = AR9170_MAC_REG_POWERMGT_DEFAULTS;
 	u8 *mac_addr, *bssid;
 	int err;
 
 	if (ar->vif) {
-		mac_addr = ar->mac_addr;
-		bssid = ar->bssid;
+		mac_addr = common->macaddr;
+		bssid = common->curbssid;
 
 		switch (ar->vif->type) {
 		case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c
index c1f8c69db165d01fa752ccf3188f35d020307b76..81c6cf1135bc99ac26d0036a8251f98109ac3342 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/main.c
@@ -1952,6 +1952,7 @@ static int ar9170_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				   struct ieee80211_if_init_conf *conf)
 {
 	struct ar9170 *ar = hw->priv;
+	struct ath_common *common = &ar->common;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
@@ -1962,7 +1963,7 @@ static int ar9170_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 
 	ar->vif = conf->vif;
-	memcpy(ar->mac_addr, conf->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	memcpy(common->macaddr, conf->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
 	if (modparam_nohwcrypt || (ar->vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)) {
 		ar->rx_software_decryption = true;
@@ -2131,12 +2132,13 @@ static void ar9170_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				       u32 changed)
 {
 	struct ar9170 *ar = hw->priv;
+	struct ath_common *common = &ar->common;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
 
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BSSID) {
-		memcpy(ar->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(common->curbssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 		err = ar9170_set_operating_mode(ar);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;