diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c
index 97bb87c3676bb..6c60621b6cccb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/tdls.c
@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ mwifiex_construct_tdls_action_frame(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	int ret;
 	u16 capab;
 	struct ieee80211_ht_cap *ht_cap;
+	unsigned int extra;
 	u8 radio, *pos;
 
 	capab = priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.cap_info_bitmap;
@@ -753,7 +754,10 @@ mwifiex_construct_tdls_action_frame(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 
 	switch (action_code) {
 	case WLAN_PUB_ACTION_TDLS_DISCOVER_RES:
-		skb_put(skb, sizeof(mgmt->u.action.u.tdls_discover_resp) + 1);
+		/* See the layout of 'struct ieee80211_mgmt'. */
+		extra = sizeof(mgmt->u.action.u.tdls_discover_resp) +
+			sizeof(mgmt->u.action.category);
+		skb_put(skb, extra);
 		mgmt->u.action.category = WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC;
 		mgmt->u.action.u.tdls_discover_resp.action_code =
 					      WLAN_PUB_ACTION_TDLS_DISCOVER_RES;
@@ -762,8 +766,7 @@ mwifiex_construct_tdls_action_frame(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		mgmt->u.action.u.tdls_discover_resp.capability =
 							     cpu_to_le16(capab);
 		/* move back for addr4 */
-		memmove(pos + ETH_ALEN, &mgmt->u.action.category,
-			sizeof(mgmt->u.action.u.tdls_discover_resp));
+		memmove(pos + ETH_ALEN, &mgmt->u.action, extra);
 		/* init address 4 */
 		eth_broadcast_addr(pos);