case IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_ABOVE:
                                if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_HT40PLUS) {
                                        ht_cap->ht_cap.cap_info &=
-                                       ~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40;
+                                       cpu_to_le16
+                                       (~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40);
                                        ht_cap->ht_cap.cap_info &=
-                                       ~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40;
+                                       cpu_to_le16(~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40);
                                }
                                break;
                        case IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHA_SEC_BELOW:
                                if (chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_HT40MINUS) {
                                        ht_cap->ht_cap.cap_info &=
-                                       ~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40;
+                                       cpu_to_le16
+                                       (~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH_20_40);
                                        ht_cap->ht_cap.cap_info &=
-                                       ~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40;
+                                       cpu_to_le16(~IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40);
                                }
                                break;
                        }