diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c
index c1857507006174f5280fa3c29fe6285be82b56e4..6b1cb706e4104c8cdaccf9bbe3fab19ffc529840 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar9170/usb.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int ar9170_usb_exec_cmd(struct ar9170 *ar, enum ar9170_cmd cmd,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&aru->common.cmdlock, flags);
 
 	usb_fill_int_urb(urb, aru->udev,
-			 usb_sndbulkpipe(aru->udev, AR9170_EP_CMD),
+			 usb_sndintpipe(aru->udev, AR9170_EP_CMD),
 			 aru->common.cmdbuf, plen + 4,
 			 ar9170_usb_tx_urb_complete, NULL, 1);