diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
index fd6aa49adadf..9b00e77a6fc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ struct ath_tx_status {
 	u8 qid;
 	u16 desc_id;
 	u8 tid;
-	u32 ba_low;
-	u32 ba_high;
+	struct_group(ba,
+		u32 ba_low;
+		u32 ba_high;
+	);
 	u32 evm0;
 	u32 evm1;
 	u32 evm2;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 6555abf02f18..84c68aefc171 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static void ath_tx_count_frames(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	isaggr = bf_isaggr(bf);
 	if (isaggr) {
 		seq_st = ts->ts_seqnum;
-		memcpy(ba, &ts->ba_low, WME_BA_BMP_SIZE >> 3);
+		memcpy(ba, &ts->ba, WME_BA_BMP_SIZE >> 3);
 	}
 
 	while (bf) {
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
 	if (isaggr && txok) {
 		if (ts->ts_flags & ATH9K_TX_BA) {
 			seq_st = ts->ts_seqnum;
-			memcpy(ba, &ts->ba_low, WME_BA_BMP_SIZE >> 3);
+			memcpy(ba, &ts->ba, WME_BA_BMP_SIZE >> 3);
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * AR5416 can become deaf/mute when BA