diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index ebcdc4cf10f3..d45245da5266 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ void mgt_dispatcher(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 	int index;
 	struct mlme_handler *ptable;
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
-	u8 *pframe = precv_frame->rx_data;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)precv_frame->rx_data;
 	struct sta_info *psta = rtw_get_stainfo(&padapter->stapriv, hdr->addr2);
 
@@ -409,8 +408,8 @@ void mgt_dispatcher(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 
 	ptable = mlme_sta_tbl;
 
-	index = GetFrameSubType(pframe) >> 4;
-
+	index = (le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control) &
+		 (IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE | IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE)) >> 4;
 	if (index > 13)
 		return;
 	ptable += index;