diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
index 28f7010e7108bf3c3f8d3a89296b2e0b16f2c555..1aca777195210928f6da8664e06a86c2454f9427 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static u8 _rtl_rc_get_highest_rix(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv,
 	struct rtl_hal *rtlhal = rtl_hal(rtlpriv);
 	struct rtl_phy *rtlphy = &(rtlpriv->phy);
 	struct rtl_sta_info *sta_entry = NULL;
-	u8 wireless_mode = 0;
+	u16 wireless_mode = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 *this rate is no use for true rate, firmware
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void _rtl_rc_rate_set_series(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv,
 {
 	struct rtl_mac *mac = rtl_mac(rtlpriv);
 	struct rtl_sta_info *sta_entry = NULL;
-	u8 wireless_mode = 0;
+	u16 wireless_mode = 0;
 	u8 sgi_20 = 0, sgi_40 = 0, sgi_80 = 0;
 
 	if (sta) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c
index 5da9bd0e500219bd8a232c2e1b9645c9d5f5ce6c..fe900badd468ebb45b10a800281f2d89c210eb40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/hw.c
@@ -3837,7 +3837,7 @@ void rtl8821ae_update_channel_access_setting(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv = rtl_priv(hw);
 	struct rtl_mac *mac = rtl_mac(rtl_priv(hw));
-	u8 wireless_mode = mac->mode;
+	u16 wireless_mode = mac->mode;
 	u8 sifs_timer, r2t_sifs;
 
 	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->set_hw_reg(hw, HW_VAR_SLOT_TIME,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
index b07b364b93abe269a3cc44c2c20f663dd7b1637f..554d81420f19ecbc598c995dec3bbab86c8558e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/wifi.h
@@ -1318,14 +1318,13 @@ struct rtl_tid_data {
 
 struct rtl_sta_info {
 	struct list_head list;
-	u8 ratr_index;
-	u8 wireless_mode;
-	u8 mimo_ps;
-	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct rtl_tid_data tids[MAX_TID_COUNT];
-
 	/* just used for ap adhoc or mesh*/
 	struct rssi_sta rssi_stat;
+	u16 wireless_mode;
+	u8 ratr_index;
+	u8 mimo_ps;
+	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 } __packed;
 
 struct rtl_priv;