diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
index 9e39646..a3e01d7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs_netdev.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 			 sdata->u.sta.authenticated ? "AUTH\n" : "",
 			 sdata->u.sta.associated ? "ASSOC\n" : "",
 			 sdata->u.sta.probereq_poll ? "PROBEREQ POLL\n" : "",
-			 sdata->u.sta.use_protection ? "CTS prot\n" : "");
+			 sdata->use_protection ? "CTS prot\n" : "");
 }
 __IEEE80211_IF_FILE(flags);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
index fe32a2d..2ddf4ef 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
 	if (!tx->u.tx.rate)
 		return TXRX_DROP;
 	if (tx->u.tx.mode->mode == MODE_IEEE80211G &&
-	    tx->local->cts_protect_erp_frames && tx->fragmented &&
+	    tx->sdata->use_protection && tx->fragmented &&
 	    extra.nonerp) {
 		tx->u.tx.last_frag_rate = tx->u.tx.rate;
 		tx->u.tx.probe_last_frag = extra.probe ? 1 : 0;
@@ -868,8 +868,7 @@
 	 * for the frame. */
 	if (mode->mode == MODE_IEEE80211G &&
 	    (tx->u.tx.rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP) &&
-	    tx->u.tx.unicast &&
-	    tx->local->cts_protect_erp_frames &&
+	    tx->u.tx.unicast && tx->sdata->use_protection &&
 	    !(control->flags & IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_RTS_CTS))
 		control->flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 99ff7c5..055a2a9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@
 	unsigned int authenticated:1;
 	unsigned int associated:1;
 	unsigned int probereq_poll:1;
-	unsigned int use_protection:1;
 	unsigned int create_ibss:1;
 	unsigned int mixed_cell:1;
 	unsigned int wmm_enabled:1;
@@ -284,6 +283,7 @@
 	int mc_count;
 	unsigned int allmulti:1;
 	unsigned int promisc:1;
+	unsigned int use_protection:1; /* CTS protect ERP frames */
 
 	struct net_device_stats stats;
 	int drop_unencrypted;
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@
 	int *basic_rates[NUM_IEEE80211_MODES];
 
 	int rts_threshold;
-	int cts_protect_erp_frames;
 	int fragmentation_threshold;
 	int short_retry_limit; /* dot11ShortRetryLimit */
 	int long_retry_limit; /* dot11LongRetryLimit */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
index 9bc209b..5918dd0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,10 @@
 		break;
 
 	case PRISM2_PARAM_CTS_PROTECT_ERP_FRAMES:
-		local->cts_protect_erp_frames = value;
+		if (sdata->type != IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP)
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+		else
+			sdata->use_protection = value;
 		break;
 
 	case PRISM2_PARAM_PREAMBLE:
@@ -1303,7 +1306,7 @@
 		break;
 
 	case PRISM2_PARAM_CTS_PROTECT_ERP_FRAMES:
-		*param = local->cts_protect_erp_frames;
+		*param = sdata->use_protection;
 		break;
 
 	case PRISM2_PARAM_PREAMBLE:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index df6c410..ba2bf8f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -316,12 +316,11 @@
 
 static void ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(struct net_device *dev, u8 erp_value)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 	struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta = &sdata->u.sta;
 	int use_protection = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_USE_PROTECTION) != 0;
 
-	if (use_protection != !!ifsta->use_protection) {
+	if (use_protection != sdata->use_protection) {
 		if (net_ratelimit()) {
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: CTS protection %s (BSSID="
 			       MAC_FMT ")\n",
@@ -329,8 +328,7 @@
 			       use_protection ? "enabled" : "disabled",
 			       MAC_ARG(ifsta->bssid));
 		}
-		ifsta->use_protection = use_protection ? 1 : 0;
-		local->cts_protect_erp_frames = use_protection;
+		sdata->use_protection = use_protection;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -390,6 +388,7 @@
 				     struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta, int assoc)
 {
 	union iwreq_data wrqu;
+	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
 
 	if (ifsta->associated == assoc)
 		return;
@@ -417,6 +416,7 @@
 		ieee80211_sta_send_associnfo(dev, ifsta);
 	} else {
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+		sdata->use_protection = 0;
 		memset(wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 	}
 	wrqu.ap_addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;