{
        struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
        struct sta_info *sta;
-       u32 changed = 0;
        u16 ht_opmode;
        bool non_ht_sta = false, ht20_sta = false;
 
                    sta->plink_state != NL80211_PLINK_ESTAB)
                        continue;
 
-               switch (sta->ch_width) {
-               case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT:
-                       mpl_dbg(sdata,
-                               "mesh_plink %pM: nonHT sta (%pM) is present\n",
-                               sdata->vif.addr, sta->sta.addr);
+               if (sta->sta.bandwidth > IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_20)
+                       continue;
+
+               if (!sta->sta.ht_cap.ht_supported) {
+                       mpl_dbg(sdata, "nonHT sta (%pM) is present\n",
+                                      sta->sta.addr);
                        non_ht_sta = true;
-                       goto out;
-               case NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20:
-                       mpl_dbg(sdata,
-                               "mesh_plink %pM: HT20 sta (%pM) is present\n",
-                               sdata->vif.addr, sta->sta.addr);
-                       ht20_sta = true;
-               default:
                        break;
                }
+
+               mpl_dbg(sdata, "HT20 sta (%pM) is present\n", sta->sta.addr);
+               ht20_sta = true;
        }
-out:
        rcu_read_unlock();
 
        if (non_ht_sta)
        else
                ht_opmode = IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONE;
 
-       if (sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode != ht_opmode) {
-               sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode = ht_opmode;
-               sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.ht_opmode = ht_opmode;
-               changed = BSS_CHANGED_HT;
-               mpl_dbg(sdata,
-                       "mesh_plink %pM: protection mode changed to %d\n",
-                       sdata->vif.addr, ht_opmode);
-       }
+       if (sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode == ht_opmode)
+               return 0;
 
-       return changed;
+       sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode = ht_opmode;
+       sdata->u.mesh.mshcfg.ht_opmode = ht_opmode;
+       mpl_dbg(sdata, "selected new HT protection mode %d\n", ht_opmode);
+       return BSS_CHANGED_HT;
 }
 
 /**
        if (sta->sta.supp_rates[band] != rates)
                changed |= IEEE80211_RC_SUPP_RATES_CHANGED;
        sta->sta.supp_rates[band] = rates;
-       if (elems->ht_cap_elem &&
-           sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef.width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)
-               ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(sdata, sband,
-                                                 elems->ht_cap_elem, sta);
-       else
-               memset(&sta->sta.ht_cap, 0, sizeof(sta->sta.ht_cap));
 
-       if (elems->ht_operation) {
-               struct cfg80211_chan_def chandef;
+       if (ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(sdata, sband,
+                                             elems->ht_cap_elem, sta))
+               changed |= IEEE80211_RC_BW_CHANGED;
 
-               if (!(elems->ht_operation->ht_param &
-                     IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHAN_WIDTH_ANY))
-                       sta->sta.bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_20;
-               ieee80211_ht_oper_to_chandef(sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef.chan,
-                                            elems->ht_operation, &chandef);
-               if (sta->ch_width != chandef.width)
+       /* HT peer is operating 20MHz-only */
+       if (elems->ht_operation &&
+           !(elems->ht_operation->ht_param &
+             IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHAN_WIDTH_ANY)) {
+               if (sta->sta.bandwidth != IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_20)
                        changed |= IEEE80211_RC_BW_CHANGED;
-               sta->ch_width = chandef.width;
+               sta->sta.bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_20;
        }
 
        if (insert)