diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c
index 7459825c2abe..23be15cc76bc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/core/rtw_ap.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void update_BCNTIM(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	struct wlan_bssid_ex *pnetwork_mlmeext = &pmlmeinfo->network;
 	unsigned char *pie = pnetwork_mlmeext->IEs;
 	u8 *p, *dst_ie, *premainder_ie = NULL, *pbackup_remainder_ie = NULL;
-	u16 tim_bitmap_le;
+	__le16 tim_bitmap_le;
 	uint offset, tmp_len, tim_ielen, tim_ie_offset, remainder_ielen;
 
 	tim_bitmap_le = cpu_to_le16(pstapriv->tim_bitmap);
@@ -1439,8 +1439,9 @@ static int rtw_ht_operation_update(struct rtw_adapter *padapter)
 	if (pmlmepriv->num_sta_no_ht ||
 	    (pmlmepriv->ht_op_mode & HT_INFO_OPERATION_MODE_NON_GF_DEVS_PRESENT))
 		new_op_mode = OP_MODE_MIXED;
-	else if ((phtpriv_ap->ht_cap.cap_info & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40)
-		 && pmlmepriv->num_sta_ht_20mhz)
+	else if ((le16_to_cpu(phtpriv_ap->ht_cap.cap_info) &
+		  IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40) &&
+		 pmlmepriv->num_sta_ht_20mhz)
 		new_op_mode = OP_MODE_20MHZ_HT_STA_ASSOCED;
 	else if (pmlmepriv->olbc_ht)
 		new_op_mode = OP_MODE_MAY_BE_LEGACY_STAS;