u8 *prep;
        u8 *perr;
        struct ieee80211_rann_ie *rann;
-       u8 *ch_switch_elem;
+       struct ieee80211_channel_sw_ie *ch_switch_ie;
        u8 *country_elem;
        u8 *pwr_constr_elem;
        u8 *quiet_elem; /* first quite element */
        u8 preq_len;
        u8 prep_len;
        u8 perr_len;
-       u8 ch_switch_elem_len;
        u8 country_elem_len;
        u8 pwr_constr_elem_len;
        u8 quiet_elem_len;
 
                mutex_unlock(&local->iflist_mtx);
        }
 
-       if (elems->ch_switch_elem && (elems->ch_switch_elem_len == 3) &&
-           (memcmp(mgmt->bssid, sdata->u.mgd.associated->bssid,
-                                                       ETH_ALEN) == 0)) {
-               struct ieee80211_channel_sw_ie *sw_elem =
-                       (struct ieee80211_channel_sw_ie *)elems->ch_switch_elem;
-               ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(sdata, sw_elem,
+       if (elems->ch_switch_ie &&
+           memcmp(mgmt->bssid, sdata->u.mgd.associated->bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
+               ieee80211_sta_process_chanswitch(sdata, elems->ch_switch_ie,
                                                 bss, rx_status->mactime);
-       }
 }
 
 
 
                                elem_parse_failed = true;
                        break;
                case WLAN_EID_CHANNEL_SWITCH:
-                       elems->ch_switch_elem = pos;
-                       elems->ch_switch_elem_len = elen;
+                       if (elen != sizeof(struct ieee80211_channel_sw_ie)) {
+                               elem_parse_failed = true;
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       elems->ch_switch_ie = (void *)pos;
                        break;
                case WLAN_EID_QUIET:
                        if (!elems->quiet_elem) {