diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 8fd61bc50383..920a771c710f 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -4091,7 +4091,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_uapsd_trigger(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u8 tid);
  * The TX headroom reserved by mac80211 for its own tx_status functions.
  * This is enough for the radiotap header.
  */
-#define IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_HEADROOM	14
+#define IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_HEADROOM	ALIGN(14, 4)
 
 /**
  * ieee80211_sta_set_buffered - inform mac80211 about driver-buffered frames