diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index 742ffeb48bce..29dadedefdd2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ int ath12k_wmi_mgmt_send(struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif, u32 buf_id,
 	cmd->tx_params_valid = 0;
 
 	frame_tlv = (struct wmi_tlv *)(skb->data + sizeof(*cmd));
-	frame_tlv->header = ath12k_wmi_tlv_hdr(WMI_TAG_ARRAY_BYTE, buf_len);
+	frame_tlv->header = ath12k_wmi_tlv_hdr(WMI_TAG_ARRAY_BYTE, buf_len_aligned);
 
 	memcpy(frame_tlv->value, frame->data, buf_len);