diff --git a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ioctl.c b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ioctl.c
index fe275c7ed32d..6d15d2df8613 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ath6kl/os/linux/ioctl.c
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@ int ar6000_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd)
                         != 0) {
                     ret = -EIO;
                 } else {
-                    ar->arUserBssFilter = param;
+                    ar->arUserBssFilter = filt.bssFilter;
                 }
             }
             break;