diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index 3e442c7f78827..095837fba3005 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ enum {
 
 #define MWIFIEX_MAX_TOTAL_SCAN_TIME	(MWIFIEX_TIMER_10S - MWIFIEX_TIMER_1S)
 
+#define WPA_GTK_OUI_OFFSET				2
 #define RSN_GTK_OUI_OFFSET				2
 
 #define MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT			0
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
index 0d6d41727037a..21dda385f6c68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ mwifiex_is_wpa_oui_present(struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc, u32 cipher)
 	u8 ret = MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT;
 
 	if (has_vendor_hdr(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)) {
-		iebody = (struct ie_body *) bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->data;
+		iebody = (struct ie_body *)((u8 *)bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->data +
+					    WPA_GTK_OUI_OFFSET);
 		oui = &mwifiex_wpa_oui[cipher][0];
 		ret = mwifiex_search_oui_in_ie(iebody, oui);
 		if (ret)