diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
index 237d0cda1bcb..0d38100d6e4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@
 
 #define PAYLOAD_MAX	(CARL9170_MAX_CMD_LEN / 4 - 1)
 
-static const u8 ar9170_qmap[__AR9170_NUM_TXQ] = { 3, 2, 1, 0 };
+static inline u8 ar9170_qmap(u8 idx)
+{
+	return 3 - idx; /* { 3, 2, 1, 0 } */
+}
 
 #define CARL9170_MAX_RX_BUFFER_SIZE		8192
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
index 816929fb5b14..dbef9d8fc893 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ static int carl9170_op_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ar->mutex);
-	memcpy(&ar->edcf[ar9170_qmap[queue]], param, sizeof(*param));
+	memcpy(&ar->edcf[ar9170_qmap(queue)], param, sizeof(*param));
 	ret = carl9170_set_qos(ar);
 	mutex_unlock(&ar->mutex);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
index 8f896e1a6ad6..235cf77cd60c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ static void __carl9170_tx_process_status(struct ar9170 *ar,
 	unsigned int r, t, q;
 	bool success = true;
 
-	q = ar9170_qmap[info & CARL9170_TX_STATUS_QUEUE];
+	q = ar9170_qmap(info & CARL9170_TX_STATUS_QUEUE);
 
 	skb = carl9170_get_queued_skb(ar, cookie, &ar->tx_status[q]);
 	if (!skb) {
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int carl9170_tx_prepare(struct ar9170 *ar,
 		((CARL9170_TX_SUPER_MISC_VIF_ID >>
 		 CARL9170_TX_SUPER_MISC_VIF_ID_S) + 1));
 
-	hw_queue = ar9170_qmap[carl9170_get_queue(ar, skb)];
+	hw_queue = ar9170_qmap(carl9170_get_queue(ar, skb));
 
 	hdr = (void *)skb->data;
 	info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ void carl9170_tx_drop(struct ar9170 *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	super = (void *)skb->data;
 	SET_VAL(CARL9170_TX_SUPER_MISC_QUEUE, q,
-		ar9170_qmap[carl9170_get_queue(ar, skb)]);
+		ar9170_qmap(carl9170_get_queue(ar, skb)));
 	__carl9170_tx_process_status(ar, super->s.cookie, q);
 }