diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 6e25ac4873c70b3dc5fc9b2641a60e0974f402a6..17162fcc24bc1b5faaf3248238af52062f41adec 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static int ieee80211_update_mesh_config(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_TTL, mask))
 		conf->dot11MeshTTL = nconf->dot11MeshTTL;
 	if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_ELEMENT_TTL, mask))
-		conf->dot11MeshTTL = nconf->element_ttl;
+		conf->element_ttl = nconf->element_ttl;
 	if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_AUTO_OPEN_PLINKS, mask))
 		conf->auto_open_plinks = nconf->auto_open_plinks;
 	if (_chg_mesh_attr(NL80211_MESHCONF_SYNC_OFFSET_MAX_NEIGHBOR, mask))