diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 857089d..f41625b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Copyright 2006-2007	Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
  * Copyright 2007, Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2015 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 - 2016 Intel Deutschland GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 		struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *other;
 
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(other, &local->interfaces, list) {
-			if (other->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_MU_MIMO_OWNER) {
+			if (other->vif.mu_mimo_owner) {
 				disable_mu_mimo = true;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
 		if (disable_mu_mimo)
 			cap &= ~IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_MU_BEAMFORMEE_CAPABLE;
 		else
-			sdata->flags |= IEEE80211_SDATA_MU_MIMO_OWNER;
+			sdata->vif.mu_mimo_owner = true;
 	}
 
 	mask = IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_BEAMFORMEE_STS_MASK;
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@
 	memset(sdata->vif.bss_conf.mu_group.position, 0,
 	       sizeof(sdata->vif.bss_conf.mu_group.position));
 	changed |= BSS_CHANGED_MU_GROUPS;
-	sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_MU_MIMO_OWNER;
+	sdata->vif.mu_mimo_owner = false;
 
 	sdata->ap_power_level = IEEE80211_UNSET_POWER_LEVEL;
 
@@ -2509,7 +2509,8 @@
 		eth_zero_addr(sdata->u.mgd.bssid);
 		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BSSID);
 		sdata->u.mgd.flags = 0;
-		sdata->flags &= ~IEEE80211_SDATA_MU_MIMO_OWNER;
+		sdata->vif.mu_mimo_owner = false;
+
 		mutex_lock(&sdata->local->mtx);
 		ieee80211_vif_release_channel(sdata);
 		mutex_unlock(&sdata->local->mtx);