diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
index a8711c314e6a..f45a752e93c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
@@ -1154,10 +1154,10 @@ static int rs_switch_to_mimo2(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	s8 is_green = lq_sta->is_green;
 
 	if (!(conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE) ||
-	    !sta->ht_info.ht_supported)
+	    !sta->sta.ht_info.ht_supported)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (((sta->ht_info.cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SM_PS) >> 2)
+	if (((sta->sta.ht_info.cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SM_PS) >> 2)
 						== WLAN_HT_CAP_SM_PS_STATIC)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ static int rs_switch_to_siso(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 	s32 rate;
 
 	if (!(conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE) ||
-	    !sta->ht_info.ht_supported)
+	    !sta->sta.ht_info.ht_supported)
 		return -1;
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RATE("LQ: try to switch to SISO\n");
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index ef8e4cc32c2e..d6669fd3ffa8 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ enum set_key_cmd {
  * @addr: MAC address
  * @aid: AID we assigned to the station if we're an AP
  * @supp_rates: Bitmap of supported rates (per band)
+ * @ht_info: HT capabilities of this STA
  * @drv_priv: data area for driver use, will always be aligned to
  *	sizeof(void *), size is determined in hw information.
  */
@@ -674,6 +675,7 @@ struct ieee80211_sta {
 	u64 supp_rates[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
 	u8 addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u16 aid;
+	struct ieee80211_ht_info ht_info;
 
 	/* must be last */
 	u8 drv_priv[0] __attribute__((__aligned__(sizeof(void *))));
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 47988d2eb15c..e2574885db4a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static void sta_apply_parameters(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	if (params->ht_capa) {
 		ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_ht_info(params->ht_capa,
-					       &sta->ht_info);
+					       &sta->sta.ht_info);
 	}
 
 	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif) && params->plink_action) {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index c049f336e58a..8611a8318c9c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1316,11 +1316,11 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_assoc_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		struct ieee80211_ht_bss_info bss_info;
 		ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_ht_info(
 				(struct ieee80211_ht_cap *)
-				elems.ht_cap_elem, &sta->ht_info);
+				elems.ht_cap_elem, &sta->sta.ht_info);
 		ieee80211_ht_addt_info_ie_to_ht_bss_info(
 				(struct ieee80211_ht_addt_info *)
 				elems.ht_info_elem, &bss_info);
-		ieee80211_handle_ht(local, 1, &sta->ht_info, &bss_info);
+		ieee80211_handle_ht(local, 1, &sta->sta.ht_info, &bss_info);
 	}
 
 	rate_control_rate_init(sta, local);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 5d8fabf7a68b..b773c7b8d296 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ struct sta_ampdu_mlme {
  * @lock: used for locking all fields that require locking, see comments
  *	in the header file.
  * @flaglock: spinlock for flags accesses
- * @ht_info: HT capabilities of this STA
  * @addr: MAC address of this STA
  * @aid: STA's unique AID (1..2007, 0 = not assigned yet),
  *	only used in AP (and IBSS?) mode
@@ -226,7 +225,6 @@ struct sta_info {
 	void *rate_ctrl_priv;
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	spinlock_t flaglock;
-	struct ieee80211_ht_info ht_info;
 
 	u16 listen_interval;