diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c
index 6c60621b6ccc..d503db3789c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ mwifiex_tdls_add_ht_oper(struct mwifiex_private *priv, const u8 *mac,
 
 	/* follow AP's channel bandwidth */
 	if (ISSUPP_CHANWIDTH40(priv->adapter->hw_dot_11n_dev_cap) &&
-	    bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap &&
+	    bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper &&
 	    ISALLOWED_CHANWIDTH40(bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper->ht_param))
 		ht_oper->ht_param = bss_desc->bcn_ht_oper->ht_param;