diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
index c8f8fe5497a8..78a4325bfe1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.c
@@ -312,17 +312,11 @@ struct ndis_80211_assoc_info {
 	__le32 offset_resp_ies;
 } __packed;
 
-struct ndis_80211_auth_encr_pair {
-	__le32 auth_mode;
-	__le32 encr_mode;
-} __packed;
-
 struct ndis_80211_capability {
 	__le32 length;
 	__le32 version;
 	__le32 num_pmkids;
 	__le32 num_auth_encr_pair;
-	struct ndis_80211_auth_encr_pair auth_encr_pair[0];
 } __packed;
 
 struct ndis_80211_bssid_info {
@@ -3109,8 +3103,7 @@ static int rndis_wlan_get_caps(struct usbnet *usbdev, struct wiphy *wiphy)
 		__le32	num_items;
 		__le32	items[8];
 	} networks_supported;
-	struct ndis_80211_capability *caps;
-	u8 caps_buf[sizeof(*caps) + sizeof(caps->auth_encr_pair) * 16];
+	struct ndis_80211_capability caps;
 	int len, retval, i, n;
 	struct rndis_wlan_private *priv = get_rndis_wlan_priv(usbdev);
 
@@ -3140,19 +3133,18 @@ static int rndis_wlan_get_caps(struct usbnet *usbdev, struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	}
 
 	/* get device 802.11 capabilities, number of PMKIDs */
-	caps = (struct ndis_80211_capability *)caps_buf;
-	len = sizeof(caps_buf);
+	len = sizeof(caps);
 	retval = rndis_query_oid(usbdev,
 				 RNDIS_OID_802_11_CAPABILITY,
-				 caps, &len);
+				 &caps, &len);
 	if (retval >= 0) {
 		netdev_dbg(usbdev->net, "RNDIS_OID_802_11_CAPABILITY -> len %d, "
 				"ver %d, pmkids %d, auth-encr-pairs %d\n",
-				le32_to_cpu(caps->length),
-				le32_to_cpu(caps->version),
-				le32_to_cpu(caps->num_pmkids),
-				le32_to_cpu(caps->num_auth_encr_pair));
-		wiphy->max_num_pmkids = le32_to_cpu(caps->num_pmkids);
+				le32_to_cpu(caps.length),
+				le32_to_cpu(caps.version),
+				le32_to_cpu(caps.num_pmkids),
+				le32_to_cpu(caps.num_auth_encr_pair));
+		wiphy->max_num_pmkids = le32_to_cpu(caps.num_pmkids);
 	} else
 		wiphy->max_num_pmkids = 0;