diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index 3959f1c97f4e..466ea4e551a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ enum {
 
 #define MWIFIEX_MAX_TOTAL_SCAN_TIME	(MWIFIEX_TIMER_10S - MWIFIEX_TIMER_1S)
 
+#define WPA_GTK_OUI_OFFSET				2
 #define RSN_GTK_OUI_OFFSET				2
 
 #define MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT			0
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index 673ca812bd4c..b3fa3e4bed05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ mwifiex_is_wpa_oui_present(struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc, u32 cipher)
 	if (((bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) &&
 	     ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).vend_hdr.element_id ==
 	      WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC))) {
-		iebody = (struct ie_body *) bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->data;
+		iebody = (struct ie_body *)((u8 *)bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->data +
+					    WPA_GTK_OUI_OFFSET);
 		oui = &mwifiex_wpa_oui[cipher][0];
 		ret = mwifiex_search_oui_in_ie(iebody, oui);
 		if (ret)