{
        const struct ath_rate_table *rate_table = ath_rc_priv->rate_table;
        struct ath_rateset *rateset = &ath_rc_priv->neg_ht_rates;
-       u32 capflag = ath_rc_priv->ht_cap;
-       u8 i, j, hi = 0;
+       u32 phy, capflag = ath_rc_priv->ht_cap;
+       u16 rate_flags;
+       u8 i, j, hi = 0, rate, dot11rate, valid_rate_count;
 
        for (i = 0; i < rateset->rs_nrates; i++) {
                for (j = 0; j < rate_table->rate_cnt; j++) {
-                       u32 phy = rate_table->info[j].phy;
-                       u16 rate_flags = rate_table->info[j].rate_flags;
-                       u8 rate = rateset->rs_rates[i];
-                       u8 dot11rate = rate_table->info[j].dot11rate;
+                       phy = rate_table->info[j].phy;
+                       rate_flags = rate_table->info[j].rate_flags;
+                       rate = rateset->rs_rates[i];
+                       dot11rate = rate_table->info[j].dot11rate;
 
                        if ((rate != dot11rate) || !WLAN_RC_PHY_HT(phy) ||
                            !(rate_flags & WLAN_RC_CAP_STREAM(capflag)) ||
                        if (!ath_rc_valid_phyrate(phy, capflag, 0))
                                continue;
 
-                       ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_rateidx[phy]
-                               [ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_ratecnt[phy]] = j;
+                       valid_rate_count = ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_ratecnt[phy];
+                       ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_rateidx[phy][valid_rate_count] = j;
                        ath_rc_priv->valid_phy_ratecnt[phy] += 1;
                        ath_rc_set_valid_rate_idx(ath_rc_priv, j, 1);
                        hi = max(hi, j);