diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
index 08f1f54af64a..cf0f19effd20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ int qtnf_del_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 	vif->netdev = NULL;
 	vif->wdev.iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
 	eth_zero_addr(vif->mac_addr);
+	eth_zero_addr(vif->bssid);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -199,6 +200,8 @@ err_mac:
 	qtnf_cmd_send_del_intf(vif);
 err_cmd:
 	vif->wdev.iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
+	eth_zero_addr(vif->mac_addr);
+	eth_zero_addr(vif->bssid);
 
 	return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
 }
@@ -567,7 +570,6 @@ qtnf_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	     struct cfg80211_connect_params *sme)
 {
 	struct qtnf_vif *vif = qtnf_netdev_get_priv(dev);
-	struct qtnf_bss_config *bss_cfg;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (vif->wdev.iftype != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
@@ -576,38 +578,10 @@ qtnf_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (vif->sta_state != QTNF_STA_DISCONNECTED)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	bss_cfg = &vif->bss_cfg;
-	memset(bss_cfg, 0, sizeof(*bss_cfg));
-
-	bss_cfg->ssid_len = sme->ssid_len;
-	memcpy(&bss_cfg->ssid, sme->ssid, bss_cfg->ssid_len);
-	bss_cfg->auth_type = sme->auth_type;
-	bss_cfg->privacy = sme->privacy;
-	bss_cfg->mfp = sme->mfp;
-
-	if ((sme->bg_scan_period > 0) &&
-	    (sme->bg_scan_period <= QTNF_MAX_BG_SCAN_PERIOD))
-		bss_cfg->bg_scan_period = sme->bg_scan_period;
-	else if (sme->bg_scan_period == -1)
-		bss_cfg->bg_scan_period = QTNF_DEFAULT_BG_SCAN_PERIOD;
-	else
-		bss_cfg->bg_scan_period = 0; /* disabled */
-
-	bss_cfg->connect_flags = 0;
-
-	if (sme->flags & ASSOC_REQ_DISABLE_HT)
-		bss_cfg->connect_flags |= QLINK_STA_CONNECT_DISABLE_HT;
-	if (sme->flags & ASSOC_REQ_DISABLE_VHT)
-		bss_cfg->connect_flags |= QLINK_STA_CONNECT_DISABLE_VHT;
-	if (sme->flags & ASSOC_REQ_USE_RRM)
-		bss_cfg->connect_flags |= QLINK_STA_CONNECT_USE_RRM;
-
-	memcpy(&bss_cfg->crypto, &sme->crypto, sizeof(bss_cfg->crypto));
-
 	if (sme->bssid)
-		ether_addr_copy(bss_cfg->bssid, sme->bssid);
+		ether_addr_copy(vif->bssid, sme->bssid);
 	else
-		eth_zero_addr(bss_cfg->bssid);
+		eth_zero_addr(vif->bssid);
 
 	ret = qtnf_cmd_send_connect(vif, sme);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1021,7 +995,7 @@ void qtnf_virtual_intf_cleanup(struct net_device *ndev)
 			break;
 		case QTNF_STA_CONNECTING:
 			cfg80211_connect_result(vif->netdev,
-						vif->bss_cfg.bssid, NULL, 0,
+						vif->bssid, NULL, 0,
 						NULL, 0,
 						WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
 						GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1048,7 +1022,7 @@ void qtnf_cfg80211_vif_reset(struct qtnf_vif *vif)
 		switch (vif->sta_state) {
 		case QTNF_STA_CONNECTING:
 			cfg80211_connect_result(vif->netdev,
-						vif->bss_cfg.bssid, NULL, 0,
+						vif->bssid, NULL, 0,
 						NULL, 0,
 						WLAN_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED_FAILURE,
 						GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
index 60d65df76f66..b65d7059087a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
@@ -2037,11 +2037,11 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_connect(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *cmd_skb;
 	struct qlink_cmd_connect *cmd;
-	struct qtnf_bss_config *bss_cfg = &vif->bss_cfg;
 	struct qlink_auth_encr aen;
 	u16 res_code = QLINK_CMD_RESULT_OK;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
+	u32 connect_flags = 0;
 
 	cmd_skb = qtnf_cmd_alloc_new_cmdskb(vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid,
 					    QLINK_CMD_CONNECT,
@@ -2053,42 +2053,57 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_connect(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 
 	cmd = (struct qlink_cmd_connect *)cmd_skb->data;
 
-	ether_addr_copy(cmd->bssid, bss_cfg->bssid);
+	ether_addr_copy(cmd->bssid, vif->bssid);
 
 	if (sme->channel)
 		cmd->channel = cpu_to_le16(sme->channel->hw_value);
 	else
 		cmd->channel = 0;
 
-	cmd->bg_scan_period = cpu_to_le16(bss_cfg->bg_scan_period);
+	if ((sme->bg_scan_period > 0) &&
+	    (sme->bg_scan_period <= QTNF_MAX_BG_SCAN_PERIOD))
+		cmd->bg_scan_period = cpu_to_le16(sme->bg_scan_period);
+	else if (sme->bg_scan_period == -1)
+		cmd->bg_scan_period = cpu_to_le16(QTNF_DEFAULT_BG_SCAN_PERIOD);
+	else
+		cmd->bg_scan_period = 0; /* disabled */
+
+	if (sme->flags & ASSOC_REQ_DISABLE_HT)
+		connect_flags |= QLINK_STA_CONNECT_DISABLE_HT;
+	if (sme->flags & ASSOC_REQ_DISABLE_VHT)
+		connect_flags |= QLINK_STA_CONNECT_DISABLE_VHT;
+	if (sme->flags & ASSOC_REQ_USE_RRM)
+		connect_flags |= QLINK_STA_CONNECT_USE_RRM;
+
+	cmd->flags = cpu_to_le32(connect_flags);
 
 	memset(&aen, 0, sizeof(aen));
-	aen.auth_type = bss_cfg->auth_type;
-	aen.privacy = !!bss_cfg->privacy;
-	aen.mfp = bss_cfg->mfp;
-	aen.wpa_versions = cpu_to_le32(bss_cfg->crypto.wpa_versions);
-	aen.cipher_group = cpu_to_le32(bss_cfg->crypto.cipher_group);
+	aen.auth_type = sme->auth_type;
+	aen.privacy = !!sme->privacy;
+	aen.mfp = sme->mfp;
+	aen.wpa_versions = cpu_to_le32(sme->crypto.wpa_versions);
+	aen.cipher_group = cpu_to_le32(sme->crypto.cipher_group);
 	aen.n_ciphers_pairwise = cpu_to_le32(
-					bss_cfg->crypto.n_ciphers_pairwise);
+		sme->crypto.n_ciphers_pairwise);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < QLINK_MAX_NR_CIPHER_SUITES; i++)
 		aen.ciphers_pairwise[i] = cpu_to_le32(
-					bss_cfg->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i]);
+			sme->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i]);
 
-	aen.n_akm_suites = cpu_to_le32(bss_cfg->crypto.n_akm_suites);
+	aen.n_akm_suites = cpu_to_le32(sme->crypto.n_akm_suites);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < QLINK_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES; i++)
 		aen.akm_suites[i] = cpu_to_le32(
-					bss_cfg->crypto.akm_suites[i]);
+			sme->crypto.akm_suites[i]);
 
-	aen.control_port = bss_cfg->crypto.control_port;
+	aen.control_port = sme->crypto.control_port;
 	aen.control_port_no_encrypt =
-			bss_cfg->crypto.control_port_no_encrypt;
+		sme->crypto.control_port_no_encrypt;
 	aen.control_port_ethertype = cpu_to_le16(be16_to_cpu(
-				bss_cfg->crypto.control_port_ethertype));
+		sme->crypto.control_port_ethertype));
 
-	qtnf_cmd_skb_put_tlv_arr(cmd_skb, WLAN_EID_SSID, bss_cfg->ssid,
-				 bss_cfg->ssid_len);
+	qtnf_cmd_skb_put_tlv_arr(cmd_skb, WLAN_EID_SSID, sme->ssid,
+		sme->ssid_len);
 	qtnf_cmd_skb_put_tlv_arr(cmd_skb, QTN_TLV_ID_CRYPTO, (u8 *)&aen,
 				 sizeof(aen));
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/core.h
index b35200d05f24..5234a9e3d746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/core.h
@@ -57,20 +57,6 @@ extern const struct net_device_ops qtnf_netdev_ops;
 struct qtnf_bus;
 struct qtnf_vif;
 
-struct qtnf_bss_config {
-	u8 ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN];
-	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
-	size_t ssid_len;
-	u8 dtim;
-	u16 bcn_period;
-	u16 auth_type;
-	bool privacy;
-	enum nl80211_mfp mfp;
-	struct cfg80211_crypto_settings crypto;
-	u16 bg_scan_period;
-	u32 connect_flags;
-};
-
 struct qtnf_sta_node {
 	struct list_head list;
 	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
@@ -89,6 +75,8 @@ enum qtnf_sta_state {
 
 struct qtnf_vif {
 	struct wireless_dev wdev;
+	u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
+	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 vifid;
 	u8 bss_priority;
 	u8 bss_status;
@@ -96,9 +84,8 @@ struct qtnf_vif {
 	u16 mgmt_frames_bitmask;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
 	struct qtnf_wmac *mac;
-	u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
+
 	struct work_struct reset_work;
-	struct qtnf_bss_config bss_cfg;
 	struct qtnf_sta_list sta_list;
 	unsigned long cons_tx_timeout_cnt;
 };