diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
index 88e894dd3568..f1bc1f2816af 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x.h
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ int hfa384x_drvr_start(struct hfa384x *hw);
 int hfa384x_drvr_stop(struct hfa384x *hw);
 int
 hfa384x_drvr_txframe(struct hfa384x *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		     union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+		     struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 		     struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep);
 void hfa384x_tx_timeout(struct wlandevice *wlandev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index f2a0e16b0318..0bf71f395b37 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ int hfa384x_drvr_stop(struct hfa384x *hw)
  *----------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int hfa384x_drvr_txframe(struct hfa384x *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			 union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+			 struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 			 struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep)
 {
 	int usbpktlen = sizeof(struct hfa384x_tx_frame);
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ int hfa384x_drvr_txframe(struct hfa384x *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* copy the header over to the txdesc */
 	memcpy(&hw->txbuff.txfrm.desc.frame_control, p80211_hdr,
-	       sizeof(union p80211_hdr));
+	       sizeof(struct p80211_hdr));
 
 	/* if we're using host WEP, increase size by IV+ICV */
 	if (p80211_wep->data) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
index 0ff5fda81b05..0b3ba03c1f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static const u8 oui_8021h[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0xf8 };
  *----------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int skb_ether_to_p80211(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
-			struct sk_buff *skb, union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+			struct sk_buff *skb, struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 			struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep)
 {
 	__le16 fc;
@@ -175,21 +175,21 @@ int skb_ether_to_p80211(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 
 	switch (wlandev->macmode) {
 	case WLAN_MACMODE_IBSS_STA:
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a1, &e_hdr.daddr, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a2, wlandev->netdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a3, wlandev->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a1, &e_hdr.daddr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a2, wlandev->netdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3, wlandev->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 		break;
 	case WLAN_MACMODE_ESS_STA:
 		fc |= cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SET_FC_TODS(1));
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a1, wlandev->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a2, wlandev->netdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a3, &e_hdr.daddr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a1, wlandev->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a2, wlandev->netdev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3, &e_hdr.daddr, ETH_ALEN);
 		break;
 	case WLAN_MACMODE_ESS_AP:
 		fc |= cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SET_FC_FROMDS(1));
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a1, &e_hdr.daddr, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a2, wlandev->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3.a3, &e_hdr.saddr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a1, &e_hdr.daddr, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a2, wlandev->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+		memcpy(p80211_hdr->a3, &e_hdr.saddr, ETH_ALEN);
 		break;
 	default:
 		netdev_err(wlandev->netdev,
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ int skb_ether_to_p80211(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 
 	/*      skb->nh.raw = skb->data; */
 
-	p80211_hdr->a3.fc = fc;
-	p80211_hdr->a3.dur = 0;
-	p80211_hdr->a3.seq = 0;
+	p80211_hdr->fc = fc;
+	p80211_hdr->dur = 0;
+	p80211_hdr->seq = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ int skb_p80211_to_ether(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 	unsigned int payload_offset;
 	u8 daddr[ETH_ALEN];
 	u8 saddr[ETH_ALEN];
-	union p80211_hdr *w_hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *w_hdr;
 	struct wlan_ethhdr *e_hdr;
 	struct wlan_llc *e_llc;
 	struct wlan_snap *e_snap;
@@ -291,21 +291,21 @@ int skb_p80211_to_ether(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 	payload_length = skb->len - WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN - WLAN_CRC_LEN;
 	payload_offset = WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN;
 
-	w_hdr = (union p80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+	w_hdr = (struct p80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 
 	/* setup some vars for convenience */
-	fc = le16_to_cpu(w_hdr->a3.fc);
+	fc = le16_to_cpu(w_hdr->fc);
 	if ((WLAN_GET_FC_TODS(fc) == 0) && (WLAN_GET_FC_FROMDS(fc) == 0)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a3.a1);
-		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a3.a2);
+		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a1);
+		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a2);
 	} else if ((WLAN_GET_FC_TODS(fc) == 0) &&
 		   (WLAN_GET_FC_FROMDS(fc) == 1)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a3.a1);
-		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a3.a3);
+		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a1);
+		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a3);
 	} else if ((WLAN_GET_FC_TODS(fc) == 1) &&
 		   (WLAN_GET_FC_FROMDS(fc) == 0)) {
-		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a3.a3);
-		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a3.a2);
+		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a3);
+		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a2);
 	} else {
 		payload_offset = WLAN_HDR_A4_LEN;
 		if (payload_length < WLAN_HDR_A4_LEN - WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN) {
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ int skb_p80211_to_ether(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 			return 1;
 		}
 		payload_length -= (WLAN_HDR_A4_LEN - WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN);
-		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a4.a3);
-		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a4.a4);
+		ether_addr_copy(daddr, w_hdr->a3);
+		ether_addr_copy(saddr, w_hdr->a4);
 	}
 
 	/* perform de-wep if necessary.. */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.h
index 15fd635d9770..63c423507fe8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct wlandevice;
 int skb_p80211_to_ether(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
 			struct sk_buff *skb);
 int skb_ether_to_p80211(struct wlandevice *wlandev, u32 ethconv,
-			struct sk_buff *skb, union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+			struct sk_buff *skb, struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 			struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep);
 
 int p80211_stt_findproto(u16 proto);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h
index 6564810fd026..93dd8ff1940c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211hdr.h
@@ -148,16 +148,7 @@
 
 /* Generic 802.11 Header types */
 
-struct p80211_hdr_a3 {
-	__le16 fc;
-	u16 dur;
-	u8 a1[ETH_ALEN];
-	u8 a2[ETH_ALEN];
-	u8 a3[ETH_ALEN];
-	u16 seq;
-} __packed;
-
-struct p80211_hdr_a4 {
+struct p80211_hdr {
 	u16 fc;
 	u16 dur;
 	u8 a1[ETH_ALEN];
@@ -167,11 +158,6 @@ struct p80211_hdr_a4 {
 	u8 a4[ETH_ALEN];
 } __packed;
 
-union p80211_hdr {
-	struct p80211_hdr_a3 a3;
-	struct p80211_hdr_a4 a4;
-} __packed;
-
 /* Frame and header length macros */
 
 static inline u16 wlan_ctl_framelen(u16 fstype)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211mgmt.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211mgmt.h
index c045c08e1991..1457a6def5a2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211mgmt.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211mgmt.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_mgmt {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;		/* DOES NOT include CRC !!!! */
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_beacon {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_ibssatim {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_disassoc {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_assocreq {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_assocresp {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_reassocreq {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_reassocresp {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_probereq {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_proberesp {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_authen {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ struct wlan_fr_deauthen {
 	u16 type;
 	u16 len;
 	u8 *buf;
-	union p80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 	/* used for target specific data, skb in Linux */
 	void *priv;
 	/*-- fixed fields -----------*/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
index 6f470e7ba647..3a4cc0bc06db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.c
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ void p80211netdev_rx(struct wlandevice *wlandev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int p80211_convert_to_ether(struct wlandevice *wlandev,
 				   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct p80211_hdr_a3 *hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr *hdr;
 
-	hdr = (struct p80211_hdr_a3 *)skb->data;
+	hdr = (struct p80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	if (p80211_rx_typedrop(wlandev, le16_to_cpu(hdr->fc)))
 		return CONV_TO_ETHER_SKIPPED;
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t p80211knetdev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int result = 0;
 	int txresult;
 	struct wlandevice *wlandev = netdev->ml_priv;
-	union p80211_hdr p80211_hdr;
+	struct p80211_hdr p80211_hdr;
 	struct p80211_metawep p80211_wep;
 
 	p80211_wep.data = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.h b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.h
index d48466d943b4..25e5116b1590 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211netdev.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct wlandevice {
 	int (*close)(struct wlandevice *wlandev);
 	void (*reset)(struct wlandevice *wlandev);
 	int (*txframe)(struct wlandevice *wlandev, struct sk_buff *skb,
-		       union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+		       struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 		       struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep);
 	int (*mlmerequest)(struct wlandevice *wlandev, struct p80211msg *msg);
 	int (*set_multicast_list)(struct wlandevice *wlandev,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c
index e6dcb687e7a1..1f9ba26f1f36 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/prism2sta.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int prism2sta_open(struct wlandevice *wlandev);
 static int prism2sta_close(struct wlandevice *wlandev);
 static void prism2sta_reset(struct wlandevice *wlandev);
 static int prism2sta_txframe(struct wlandevice *wlandev, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+			     struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 			     struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep);
 static int prism2sta_mlmerequest(struct wlandevice *wlandev,
 				 struct p80211msg *msg);
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void prism2sta_reset(struct wlandevice *wlandev)
  *	process thread
  */
 static int prism2sta_txframe(struct wlandevice *wlandev, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			     union p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
+			     struct p80211_hdr *p80211_hdr,
 			     struct p80211_metawep *p80211_wep)
 {
 	struct hfa384x *hw = wlandev->priv;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int prism2sta_txframe(struct wlandevice *wlandev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	/* If necessary, set the 802.11 WEP bit */
 	if ((wlandev->hostwep & (HOSTWEP_PRIVACYINVOKED | HOSTWEP_ENCRYPT)) ==
 	    HOSTWEP_PRIVACYINVOKED) {
-		p80211_hdr->a3.fc |= cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SET_FC_ISWEP(1));
+		p80211_hdr->fc |= cpu_to_le16(WLAN_SET_FC_ISWEP(1));
 	}
 
 	return hfa384x_drvr_txframe(hw, skb, p80211_hdr, p80211_wep);