diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 4cc410d2ac27..d0f2f2494ea9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -81,22 +81,23 @@ static inline const char *ath10k_bus_str(enum ath10k_bus bus)
 	return "unknown";
 }
 
+enum ath10k_skb_flags {
+	ATH10K_SKB_F_NO_HWCRYPT = BIT(0),
+	ATH10K_SKB_F_DTIM_ZERO = BIT(1),
+	ATH10K_SKB_F_DELIVER_CAB = BIT(2),
+};
+
 struct ath10k_skb_cb {
 	dma_addr_t paddr;
+	u8 flags;
 	u8 eid;
 	u8 vdev_id;
 
 	struct {
 		u8 tid;
-		bool nohwcrypt;
 		struct ath10k_htt_txbuf *txbuf;
 		u32 txbuf_paddr;
 	} __packed htt;
-
-	struct {
-		bool dtim_zero;
-		bool deliver_cab;
-	} bcn;
 } __packed;
 
 struct ath10k_skb_rxcb {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
index a7d8798b2f37..c955c6b6ea9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_tx.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ int ath10k_htt_tx(struct ath10k_htt *htt, enum ath10k_hw_txrx_mode txmode,
 	     ieee80211_is_disassoc(hdr->frame_control)) &&
 	     ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control)) {
 		skb_put(msdu, IEEE80211_CCMP_MIC_LEN);
-	} else if (!skb_cb->htt.nohwcrypt &&
+	} else if (!(skb_cb->flags & ATH10K_SKB_F_NO_HWCRYPT) &&
 		   txmode == ATH10K_HW_TXRX_RAW &&
 		   ieee80211_has_protected(hdr->frame_control)) {
 		skb_put(msdu, IEEE80211_CCMP_MIC_LEN);
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ int ath10k_htt_tx(struct ath10k_htt *htt, enum ath10k_hw_txrx_mode txmode,
 			prefetch_len);
 	skb_cb->htt.txbuf->htc_hdr.flags = 0;
 
-	if (skb_cb->htt.nohwcrypt)
+	if (skb_cb->flags & ATH10K_SKB_F_NO_HWCRYPT)
 		flags0 |= HTT_DATA_TX_DESC_FLAGS0_NO_ENCRYPT;
 
 	flags1 |= SM((u16)vdev_id, HTT_DATA_TX_DESC_FLAGS1_VDEV_ID);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index ac70959a4db3..eca0cfe756d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3672,6 +3672,7 @@ static void ath10k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		      struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ath10k *ar = hw->priv;
+	struct ath10k_skb_cb *skb_cb = ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = control->sta;
@@ -3684,9 +3685,12 @@ static void ath10k_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	txmode = ath10k_mac_tx_h_get_txmode(ar, vif, sta, skb);
 
-	ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->htt.tid = ath10k_tx_h_get_tid(hdr);
-	ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->htt.nohwcrypt = !ath10k_tx_h_use_hwcrypto(vif, skb);
-	ATH10K_SKB_CB(skb)->vdev_id = ath10k_tx_h_get_vdev_id(ar, vif);
+	skb_cb->flags = 0;
+	if (!ath10k_tx_h_use_hwcrypto(vif, skb))
+		skb_cb->flags |= ATH10K_SKB_F_NO_HWCRYPT;
+
+	skb_cb->htt.tid = ath10k_tx_h_get_tid(hdr);
+	skb_cb->vdev_id = ath10k_tx_h_get_vdev_id(ar, vif);
 
 	switch (txmode) {
 	case ATH10K_HW_TXRX_MGMT:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 902107934edd..6028a598c199 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -1715,6 +1715,8 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_tx_beacon_nowait(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
 	struct ath10k *ar = arvif->ar;
 	struct ath10k_skb_cb *cb;
 	struct sk_buff *bcn;
+	bool dtim_zero;
+	bool deliver_cab;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
@@ -1734,12 +1736,14 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_tx_beacon_nowait(struct ath10k_vif *arvif)
 		arvif->beacon_state = ATH10K_BEACON_SENDING;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
 
+		dtim_zero = !!(cb->flags & ATH10K_SKB_F_DTIM_ZERO);
+		deliver_cab = !!(cb->flags & ATH10K_SKB_F_DELIVER_CAB);
 		ret = ath10k_wmi_beacon_send_ref_nowait(arvif->ar,
 							arvif->vdev_id,
 							bcn->data, bcn->len,
 							cb->paddr,
-							cb->bcn.dtim_zero,
-							cb->bcn.deliver_cab);
+							dtim_zero,
+							deliver_cab);
 
 		spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
 
@@ -3157,10 +3161,10 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_update_tim(struct ath10k *ar,
 	memcpy(tim->virtual_map, arvif->u.ap.tim_bitmap, pvm_len);
 
 	if (tim->dtim_count == 0) {
-		ATH10K_SKB_CB(bcn)->bcn.dtim_zero = true;
+		ATH10K_SKB_CB(bcn)->flags |= ATH10K_SKB_F_DTIM_ZERO;
 
 		if (__le32_to_cpu(tim_info->tim_mcast) == 1)
-			ATH10K_SKB_CB(bcn)->bcn.deliver_cab = true;
+			ATH10K_SKB_CB(bcn)->flags |= ATH10K_SKB_F_DELIVER_CAB;
 	}
 
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_MGMT, "dtim %d/%d mcast %d pvmlen %d\n",