diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
index 32fd5f88fb73..9e6e41bdd099 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void ath5k_hw_set_associd(struct ath5k_hw *ah, const u8 *bssid, u16 assoc_id)
 	 * Set BSSID which triggers the "SME Join" operation
 	 */
 	low_id = get_unaligned_le32(bssid);
-	high_id = get_unaligned_le16(bssid);
+	high_id = get_unaligned_le16(bssid + 4);
 	ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, low_id, AR_BSSMSKL);
 	ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, high_id | ((assoc_id & 0x3fff) <<
 				AR5K_BSS_ID1_AID_S), AR_BSSMSKU);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
index 51aff7652c4b..39346a26ddb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_reset(struct ath5k_hw *ah, enum nl80211_iftype op_mode,
 			   get_unaligned_le32(common->macaddr),
 			   AR5K_STA_ID0);
 	ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah,
-			   staid1_flags | get_unaligned_le16(common->macaddr),
+			   staid1_flags | get_unaligned_le16(common->macaddr + 4),
 			   AR5K_STA_ID1);