diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index cf91348fdbdbd23c72f6a2b9b2da7b1b8da72e14..d485a7c3428d6121af65944be3159588b45b7607 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -2695,11 +2695,13 @@ static int ath6kl_set_bitrate_mask64(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int ret, mode, band;
-	u64 mcsrate, ratemask[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
+	u64 mcsrate, ratemask[ATH6KL_NUM_BANDS];
 	struct wmi_set_tx_select_rates64_cmd *cmd;
 
 	memset(&ratemask, 0, sizeof(ratemask));
-	for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
+
+	/* only check 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, skip the rest */
+	for (band = 0; band <= IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ; band++) {
 		/* copy legacy rate mask */
 		ratemask[band] = mask->control[band].legacy;
 		if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
@@ -2745,11 +2747,13 @@ static int ath6kl_set_bitrate_mask32(struct wmi *wmi, u8 if_idx,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	int ret, mode, band;
-	u32 mcsrate, ratemask[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
+	u32 mcsrate, ratemask[ATH6KL_NUM_BANDS];
 	struct wmi_set_tx_select_rates32_cmd *cmd;
 
 	memset(&ratemask, 0, sizeof(ratemask));
-	for (band = 0; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
+
+	/* only check 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, skip the rest */
+	for (band = 0; band <= IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ; band++) {
 		/* copy legacy rate mask */
 		ratemask[band] = mask->control[band].legacy;
 		if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
index 1d510bae1558607fc99a8f23d8c6930f99b2b90a..9c73ae73f26bde6d455eeb34d081aeae835799ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 #define A_BAND_24GHZ           0
 #define A_BAND_5GHZ            1
-#define A_NUM_BANDS            2
+#define ATH6KL_NUM_BANDS       2
 
 /* in ms */
 #define WMI_IMPLICIT_PSTREAM_INACTIVITY_INT 5000
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ struct wmi_begin_scan_cmd {
 	u8 scan_type;
 
 	/* Supported rates to advertise in the probe request frames */
-	struct wmi_supp_rates supp_rates[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
+	struct wmi_supp_rates supp_rates[ATH6KL_NUM_BANDS];
 
 	/* how many channels follow */
 	u8 num_ch;