diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 5bfa7b3..eb74f28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2860,20 +2860,16 @@ void iwl_post_associate(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	IWL_DEBUG_ASSOC(priv, "assoc id %d beacon interval %d\n",
 			vif->bss_conf.aid, vif->bss_conf.beacon_int);
 
-	if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+	if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_preamble)
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 	else
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 
 	if (priv->staging_rxon.flags & RXON_FLG_BAND_24G_MSK) {
-		if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability &
-					WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME)
+		if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_slot)
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 		else
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
-
-		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 	}
 
 	iwlcore_commit_rxon(priv);
@@ -3099,8 +3095,7 @@ void iwl_config_ap(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 
 		priv->staging_rxon.assoc_id = 0;
 
-		if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability &
-						WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+		if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_preamble)
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |=
 				RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 		else
@@ -3108,17 +3103,12 @@ void iwl_config_ap(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 				~RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 
 		if (priv->staging_rxon.flags & RXON_FLG_BAND_24G_MSK) {
-			if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability &
-						WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME)
+			if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_slot)
 				priv->staging_rxon.flags |=
 					RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 			else
 				priv->staging_rxon.flags &=
 					~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
-
-			if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-				priv->staging_rxon.flags &=
-					~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 		}
 		/* restore RXON assoc */
 		priv->staging_rxon.filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_ASSOC_MSK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 5f56a0e..10ce008 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -904,14 +904,11 @@ static void iwl_set_flags_for_band(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 	} else {
 		/* Copied from iwl_post_associate() */
-		if (vif && vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME)
+		if (vif && vif->bss_conf.use_short_slot)
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 		else
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 
-		if (vif && vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
-
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_BAND_24G_MSK;
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_AUTO_DETECT_MSK;
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_CCK_MSK;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 82beeb5..09f8aca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -3096,19 +3096,16 @@ void iwl3945_post_associate(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	IWL_DEBUG_ASSOC(priv, "assoc id %d beacon interval %d\n",
 			vif->bss_conf.aid, vif->bss_conf.beacon_int);
 
-	if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+	if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_preamble)
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 	else
 		priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 
 	if (priv->staging_rxon.flags & RXON_FLG_BAND_24G_MSK) {
-		if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME)
+		if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_slot)
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |= RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 		else
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
-
-		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-			priv->staging_rxon.flags &= ~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 	}
 
 	iwlcore_commit_rxon(priv);
@@ -3272,8 +3269,7 @@ void iwl3945_config_ap(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 
 		priv->staging_rxon.assoc_id = 0;
 
-		if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability &
-					WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+		if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_preamble)
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags |=
 				RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 		else
@@ -3281,17 +3277,12 @@ void iwl3945_config_ap(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 				~RXON_FLG_SHORT_PREAMBLE_MSK;
 
 		if (priv->staging_rxon.flags & RXON_FLG_BAND_24G_MSK) {
-			if (vif->bss_conf.assoc_capability &
-					WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME)
+			if (vif->bss_conf.use_short_slot)
 				priv->staging_rxon.flags |=
 					RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 			else
 				priv->staging_rxon.flags &=
 					~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
-
-			if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
-				priv->staging_rxon.flags &=
-					~RXON_FLG_SHORT_SLOT_MSK;
 		}
 		/* restore RXON assoc */
 		priv->staging_rxon.filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_ASSOC_MSK;
