diff --git a/mt76.h b/mt76.h
index efe167f9..14f60fcb 100644
--- a/mt76.h
+++ b/mt76.h
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ struct mt76_vif {
 	u8 band_idx;
 	u8 wmm_idx;
 	u8 scan_seq_num;
-	enum mt76_cipher_type cipher;
+	u8 cipher;
 };
 
 struct mt76_phy {