diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
index 503187a..8d3cdba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
@@ -147,6 +147,21 @@ static struct sk_buff *qtnf_cmd_alloc_new_cmdskb(u8 macid, u8 vifid, u16 cmd_no,
 	return cmd_skb;
 }
 
+static void qtnf_cmd_tlv_ie_set_add(struct sk_buff *cmd_skb, u8 frame_type,
+				    const u8 *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	struct qlink_tlv_ie_set *tlv;
+
+	tlv = (struct qlink_tlv_ie_set *)skb_put(cmd_skb, sizeof(*tlv) + len);
+	tlv->hdr.type = cpu_to_le16(QTN_TLV_ID_IE_SET);
+	tlv->hdr.len = cpu_to_le16(len + sizeof(*tlv) - sizeof(tlv->hdr));
+	tlv->type = frame_type;
+	tlv->flags = 0;
+
+	if (len && buf)
+		memcpy(tlv->ie_data, buf, len);
+}
+
 int qtnf_cmd_send_start_ap(struct qtnf_vif *vif)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *cmd_skb;
@@ -2028,9 +2043,8 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_scan(struct qtnf_wmac *mac)
 	}
 
 	if (scan_req->ie_len != 0)
-		qtnf_cmd_skb_put_tlv_arr(cmd_skb, QTN_TLV_ID_IE_SET,
-					 scan_req->ie,
-					 scan_req->ie_len);
+		qtnf_cmd_tlv_ie_set_add(cmd_skb, QLINK_IE_SET_PROBE_REQ,
+					scan_req->ie, scan_req->ie_len);
 
 	if (scan_req->n_channels) {
 		n_channels = scan_req->n_channels;
@@ -2154,9 +2168,8 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_connect(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 				 sme->ssid_len);
 
 	if (sme->ie_len != 0)
-		qtnf_cmd_skb_put_tlv_arr(cmd_skb, QTN_TLV_ID_IE_SET,
-					 sme->ie,
-					 sme->ie_len);
+		qtnf_cmd_tlv_ie_set_add(cmd_skb, QLINK_IE_SET_ASSOC_REQ,
+					sme->ie, sme->ie_len);
 
 	qtnf_bus_lock(vif->mac->bus);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
index 4b29f9f..b67a082 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/event.c
@@ -65,34 +65,39 @@ qtnf_event_handle_sta_assoc(struct qtnf_wmac *mac, struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 	sinfo.assoc_req_ies_len = 0;
 
 	payload_len = len - sizeof(*sta_assoc);
-	tlv = (struct qlink_tlv_hdr *)sta_assoc->ies;
+	tlv = (const struct qlink_tlv_hdr *)sta_assoc->ies;
 
-	while (payload_len >= sizeof(struct qlink_tlv_hdr)) {
+	while (payload_len >= sizeof(*tlv)) {
 		tlv_type = le16_to_cpu(tlv->type);
 		tlv_value_len = le16_to_cpu(tlv->len);
 		tlv_full_len = tlv_value_len + sizeof(struct qlink_tlv_hdr);
 
-		if (tlv_full_len > payload_len) {
-			pr_warn("VIF%u.%u: malformed TLV 0x%.2X; LEN: %u\n",
-				mac->macid, vif->vifid, tlv_type,
-				tlv_value_len);
+		if (tlv_full_len > payload_len)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 
 		if (tlv_type == QTN_TLV_ID_IE_SET) {
-			sinfo.assoc_req_ies = tlv->val;
-			sinfo.assoc_req_ies_len = tlv_value_len;
+			const struct qlink_tlv_ie_set *ie_set;
+			unsigned int ie_len;
+
+			if (payload_len < sizeof(*ie_set))
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			ie_set = (const struct qlink_tlv_ie_set *)tlv;
+			ie_len = tlv_value_len -
+				(sizeof(*ie_set) - sizeof(ie_set->hdr));
+
+			if (ie_set->type == QLINK_IE_SET_ASSOC_REQ && ie_len) {
+				sinfo.assoc_req_ies = ie_set->ie_data;
+				sinfo.assoc_req_ies_len = ie_len;
+			}
 		}
 
 		payload_len -= tlv_full_len;
 		tlv = (struct qlink_tlv_hdr *)(tlv->val + tlv_value_len);
 	}
 
-	if (payload_len) {
-		pr_warn("VIF%u.%u: malformed TLV buf; bytes left: %zu\n",
-			mac->macid, vif->vifid, payload_len);
+	if (payload_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	cfg80211_new_sta(vif->netdev, sta_assoc->sta_addr, &sinfo,
 			 GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -289,27 +294,32 @@ qtnf_event_handle_scan_results(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 		tlv_value_len = le16_to_cpu(tlv->len);
 		tlv_full_len = tlv_value_len + sizeof(struct qlink_tlv_hdr);
 
-		if (tlv_full_len > payload_len) {
-			pr_warn("VIF%u.%u: malformed TLV 0x%.2X; LEN: %u\n",
-				vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid, tlv_type,
-				tlv_value_len);
+		if (tlv_full_len > payload_len)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 
 		if (tlv_type == QTN_TLV_ID_IE_SET) {
-			ies = tlv->val;
-			ies_len = tlv_value_len;
+			const struct qlink_tlv_ie_set *ie_set;
+			unsigned int ie_len;
+
+			if (payload_len < sizeof(*ie_set))
+				return -EINVAL;
+
+			ie_set = (const struct qlink_tlv_ie_set *)tlv;
+			ie_len = tlv_value_len -
+				(sizeof(*ie_set) - sizeof(ie_set->hdr));
+
+			if (ie_len) {
+				ies = ie_set->ie_data;
+				ies_len = ie_len;
+			}
 		}
 
 		payload_len -= tlv_full_len;
 		tlv = (struct qlink_tlv_hdr *)(tlv->val + tlv_value_len);
 	}
 
-	if (payload_len) {
-		pr_warn("VIF%u.%u: malformed TLV buf; bytes left: %zu\n",
-			vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid, payload_len);
+	if (payload_len)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(wiphy, channel, frame_type,
 				  sr->bssid, get_unaligned_le64(&sr->tsf),
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h
index c558d81..f491942 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/qlink.h
@@ -1147,6 +1147,33 @@ struct qlink_tlv_chandef {
 	struct qlink_chandef chan;
 } __packed;
 
+enum qlink_ie_set_type {
+	QLINK_IE_SET_UNKNOWN,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_ASSOC_REQ,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_ASSOC_RESP,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_PROBE_REQ,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_SCAN,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_BEACON_HEAD,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_BEACON_TAIL,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_BEACON_IES,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_PROBE_RESP,
+	QLINK_IE_SET_PROBE_RESP_IES,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct qlink_tlv_ie_set - data for QTN_TLV_ID_IE_SET
+ *
+ * @type: type of MGMT frame IEs belong to, one of &enum qlink_ie_set_type.
+ * @flags: for future use.
+ * @ie_data: IEs data.
+ */
+struct qlink_tlv_ie_set {
+	struct qlink_tlv_hdr hdr;
+	u8 type;
+	u8 flags;
+	u8 ie_data[0];
+} __packed;
+
 struct qlink_chan_stats {
 	__le32 chan_num;
 	__le32 cca_tx;
