diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index 0fa1d8e..2f7f478 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -564,14 +564,14 @@
 	struct mwifiex_wep_key wep_key[NUM_WEP_KEYS];
 	u16 wep_key_curr_index;
 	u8 wpa_ie[256];
-	u8 wpa_ie_len;
+	u16 wpa_ie_len;
 	u8 wpa_is_gtk_set;
 	struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_key_material aes_key;
 	struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_key_material_v2 aes_key_v2;
 	u8 wapi_ie[256];
-	u8 wapi_ie_len;
+	u16 wapi_ie_len;
 	u8 *wps_ie;
-	u8 wps_ie_len;
+	u16 wps_ie_len;
 	u8 wmm_required;
 	u8 wmm_enabled;
 	u8 wmm_qosinfo;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 439e73f..6a4fc5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
 			return -1;
 		}
 		memcpy(priv->wpa_ie, ie_data_ptr, ie_len);
-		priv->wpa_ie_len = (u8) ie_len;
+		priv->wpa_ie_len = ie_len;
 		mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, CMD,
 			    "cmd: Set Wpa_ie_len=%d IE=%#x\n",
 			    priv->wpa_ie_len, priv->wpa_ie[0]);