diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index d727de8..cd4f5e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -4732,7 +4732,7 @@
 
 int iwl4965_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			     enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
-			     const u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 ssn)
+			     const u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 *ssn)
 {
 	struct iwl4965_priv *priv = hw->priv;
 	int sta_id;
@@ -4744,7 +4744,7 @@
 	switch (action) {
 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START:
 		IWL_DEBUG_HT("start Rx\n");
-		iwl4965_sta_modify_add_ba_tid(priv, sta_id, tid, ssn);
+		iwl4965_sta_modify_add_ba_tid(priv, sta_id, tid, *ssn);
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP:
 		IWL_DEBUG_HT("stop Rx\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h
index 9cb82be..6edf869 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@
 				struct ieee80211_ht_info *sta_ht_inf);
 extern int iwl4965_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				    enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
-				    const u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 ssn);
+				    const u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWL4965_HT_AGG
 extern int iwl4965_mac_ht_tx_agg_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *da,
 				   u16 tid, u16 *start_seq_num);