diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-power.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-power.h
index b6bdfd36bebe92a03bfff84f12ccc04c9cccfa68..d8e19290b0f327f27b29b7d2fc5d716ed781b4de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-power.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-power.h
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ enum iwl_power_flags {
  * @tx_data_timeout:    Minimum time (usec) from last Tx packet for AM to
  *			PSM transition - legacy PM
  * @sleep_interval:	not in use
- * @num_skip_dtim:	Number of DTIMs to skip if Skip over DTIM flag is set
+ * @skip_dtim_periods:	Number of DTIM periods to skip if Skip over DTIM flag
+ *			is set. For example, if it is required to skip over
+ *			one DTIM, this value need to be set to 2 (DTIM periods).
  * @lprx_rssi_threshold: Signal strength up to which LP RX can be enabled.
  *			Default: 80dbm
  */
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ struct iwl_powertable_cmd {
 	__le32 rx_data_timeout;
 	__le32 tx_data_timeout;
 	__le32 sleep_interval[IWL_POWER_VEC_SIZE];
-	__le32 num_skip_dtim;
+	__le32 skip_dtim_periods;
 	__le32 lprx_rssi_threshold;
 } __packed;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c
index c818d6d6aee66cd5696b83f08d2bb7944789e98c..516e64e7706f69678475ce1281ffff6709996add 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_power_log(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		IWL_DEBUG_POWER(mvm, "LP RX RSSI threshold = %u\n",
 				cmd->lprx_rssi_threshold);
 		if (cmd->flags & cpu_to_le16(POWER_FLAGS_SKIP_OVER_DTIM_MSK))
-			IWL_DEBUG_POWER(mvm, "DTIMs to skip = %u\n",
-					le32_to_cpu(cmd->num_skip_dtim));
+			IWL_DEBUG_POWER(mvm, "DTIM periods to skip = %u\n",
+					le32_to_cpu(cmd->skip_dtim_periods));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_power_build_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	    (iwlmvm_mod_params.power_scheme == IWL_POWER_SCHEME_LP ||
 	     mvm->cur_ucode == IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN)) {
 		cmd->flags |= cpu_to_le16(POWER_FLAGS_SKIP_OVER_DTIM_MSK);
-		cmd->num_skip_dtim = cpu_to_le32(2);
+		cmd->skip_dtim_periods = cpu_to_le32(3);
 	}
 
 	/* Check that keep alive period is at least 3 * DTIM */