diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
index da19145c49c5..e65ee6e858a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <drv_types.h>
 #include <wifi.h>
 #include <ieee80211.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_88EU_AP_MODE
 
@@ -78,11 +79,8 @@ static void update_BCNTIM(struct adapter *padapter)
 	if (true) {
 		u8 *p, *dst_ie, *premainder_ie = NULL;
 		u8 *pbackup_remainder_ie = NULL;
-		__le16 tim_bitmap_le;
 		uint offset, tmp_len, tim_ielen, tim_ie_offset, remainder_ielen;
 
-		tim_bitmap_le = cpu_to_le16(pstapriv->tim_bitmap);
-
 		p = rtw_get_ie(pie + _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, _TIM_IE_, &tim_ielen, pnetwork_mlmeext->IELength - _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_);
 		if (p != NULL && tim_ielen > 0) {
 			tim_ielen += 2;
@@ -137,9 +135,9 @@ static void update_BCNTIM(struct adapter *padapter)
 			*dst_ie++ = 0;
 
 		if (tim_ielen == 4) {
-			*dst_ie++ = *(u8 *)&tim_bitmap_le;
+			*dst_ie++ = pstapriv->tim_bitmap & 0xff;
 		} else if (tim_ielen == 5) {
-			memcpy(dst_ie, &tim_bitmap_le, 2);
+			put_unaligned_le16(pstapriv->tim_bitmap, dst_ie);
 			dst_ie += 2;
 		}