diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
index 8f472379b128ed6e1665c5453f3ecd1fb215d587..289b33ce45cf309db609d7a361045222748c8e34 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -876,10 +876,15 @@ static void ieee80211_remove_tx_extra(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	pkt_data = (struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data *)skb->cb;
 	pkt_data->ifindex = control->ifindex;
-	pkt_data->mgmt_iface = (control->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT);
-	pkt_data->req_tx_status = !!(control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQ_TX_STATUS);
-	pkt_data->do_not_encrypt = !!(control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT);
-	pkt_data->requeue = !!(control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQUEUE);
+	pkt_data->flags = 0;
+	if (control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQ_TX_STATUS)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_REQ_TX_STATUS;
+	if (control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT;
+	if (control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQUEUE)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_REQUEUE;
+	if (control->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_MGMT_IFACE;
 	pkt_data->queue = control->queue;
 
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 9c5fd861eb72011ad98ed7bb7955571e42e892fc..a2b018bae180302abb5ec7f8e43eb0a68c191cc2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -155,15 +155,17 @@ struct ieee80211_txrx_data {
 	} u;
 };
 
+/* flags used in struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data.flags */
+#define IEEE80211_TXPD_REQ_TX_STATUS	BIT(0)
+#define IEEE80211_TXPD_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT	BIT(1)
+#define IEEE80211_TXPD_REQUEUE		BIT(2)
+#define IEEE80211_TXPD_MGMT_IFACE	BIT(3)
 /* Stored in sk_buff->cb */
 struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data {
 	int ifindex;
 	unsigned long jiffies;
-	unsigned int req_tx_status:1;
-	unsigned int do_not_encrypt:1;
-	unsigned int requeue:1;
-	unsigned int mgmt_iface:1;
-	unsigned int queue:4;
+	unsigned int flags;
+	u8 queue;
 };
 
 struct ieee80211_tx_stored_packet {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index 1b33044543566c46e575ca4683be44dad7df6c1b..3757298c5a602fc67051cf5daf99167511941c23 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -465,8 +465,10 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	pkt_data = (struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data *) skb->cb;
 	memset(pkt_data, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data));
 	pkt_data->ifindex = sdata->dev->ifindex;
-	pkt_data->mgmt_iface = (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT);
-	pkt_data->do_not_encrypt = !encrypt;
+	if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_MGMT_IFACE;
+	if (!encrypt)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT;
 
 	dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 5a66269d943532ce2ec5fcb1032b64e8f3029ef7..441383ced931592d05e02c71cd7100fdb11c36ec 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int ap_sta_ps_end(struct net_device *dev, struct sta_info *sta)
 	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->tx_filtered)) != NULL) {
 		pkt_data = (struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data *) skb->cb;
 		sent++;
-		pkt_data->requeue = 1;
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_REQUEUE;
 		dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 	}
 	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->ps_tx_buf)) != NULL) {
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int ap_sta_ps_end(struct net_device *dev, struct sta_info *sta)
 		       "since STA not sleeping anymore\n", dev->name,
 		       MAC_ARG(sta->addr), sta->aid);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG */
-		pkt_data->requeue = 1;
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_REQUEUE;
 		dev_queue_xmit(skb);
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 53efcf6f769cb516ac7b00ec3f99b6cc76e1b0ab..eb4d9eab0f3f123536e535e89aea3aa95bb66d3d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1245,11 +1245,11 @@ int ieee80211_master_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	control.ifindex = odev->ifindex;
 	control.type = osdata->type;
-	if (pkt_data->req_tx_status)
+	if (pkt_data->flags & IEEE80211_TXPD_REQ_TX_STATUS)
 		control.flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQ_TX_STATUS;
-	if (pkt_data->do_not_encrypt)
+	if (pkt_data->flags & IEEE80211_TXPD_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT)
 		control.flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT;
-	if (pkt_data->requeue)
+	if (pkt_data->flags & IEEE80211_TXPD_REQUEUE)
 		control.flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_REQUEUE;
 	control.queue = pkt_data->queue;
 
@@ -1291,8 +1291,7 @@ int ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* needed because we set skb device to master */
 	pkt_data->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
 
-	pkt_data->mgmt_iface = 0;
-	pkt_data->do_not_encrypt = 1;
+	pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT;
 
 	/*
 	 * fix up the pointers accounting for the radiotap
@@ -1343,7 +1342,7 @@ int ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ieee80211_hdr hdr;
 	const u8 *encaps_data;
 	int encaps_len, skip_header_bytes;
-	int nh_pos, h_pos, no_encrypt = 0;
+	int nh_pos, h_pos;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
@@ -1487,8 +1486,8 @@ int ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	pkt_data = (struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data *)skb->cb;
 	memset(pkt_data, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data));
 	pkt_data->ifindex = dev->ifindex;
-	pkt_data->mgmt_iface = (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT);
-	pkt_data->do_not_encrypt = no_encrypt;
+	if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_MGMT_IFACE;
 
 	skb->dev = local->mdev;
 	sdata->stats.tx_packets++;
@@ -1546,7 +1545,8 @@ int ieee80211_mgmt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	pkt_data = (struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data *) skb->cb;
 	memset(pkt_data, 0, sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data));
 	pkt_data->ifindex = sdata->dev->ifindex;
-	pkt_data->mgmt_iface = (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT);
+	if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MGMT)
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_MGMT_IFACE;
 
 	skb->priority = 20; /* use hardcoded priority for mgmt TX queue */
 	skb->dev = sdata->local->mdev;
@@ -1556,12 +1556,13 @@ int ieee80211_mgmt_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	 * to request TX callback for hostapd. BIT(1) is checked.
 	 */
 	if ((fc & BIT(1)) == BIT(1)) {
-		pkt_data->req_tx_status = 1;
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_REQ_TX_STATUS;
 		fc &= ~BIT(1);
 		hdr->frame_control = cpu_to_le16(fc);
 	}
 
-	pkt_data->do_not_encrypt = !(fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED);
+	if (!(fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_PROTECTED))
+		pkt_data->flags |= IEEE80211_TXPD_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT;
 
 	sdata->stats.tx_packets++;
 	sdata->stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wme.c b/net/mac80211/wme.c
index 0f11ccd30a3619fb72e3806501be40e31e6af308..d303229249e79541b5c975f93ca0dba46dd4ec8d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wme.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static inline int classify80211(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *qd)
 		return IEEE80211_TX_QUEUE_DATA0;
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(pkt_data->mgmt_iface)) {
+	if (unlikely(pkt_data->flags & IEEE80211_TXPD_MGMT_IFACE)) {
 		/* Data frames from hostapd (mainly, EAPOL) use AC_VO
 		* and they will include QoS control fields if
 		* the target STA is using WME. */
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int wme_qdiscop_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc* qd)
 	struct Qdisc *qdisc;
 	int err, queue;
 
-	if (pkt_data->requeue) {
+	if (pkt_data->flags & IEEE80211_TXPD_REQUEUE) {
 		skb_queue_tail(&q->requeued[pkt_data->queue], skb);
 		qd->q.qlen++;
 		return 0;