diff --git a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_vdev_tlv.h b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_vdev_tlv.h
index 546d54f231..57305a157c 100644
--- a/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_vdev_tlv.h
+++ b/wmi/inc/wmi_unified_vdev_tlv.h
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
 void wmi_vdev_attach_tlv(struct wmi_unified *wmi_handle);
 
 #ifdef WLAN_BCN_RATECODE_ENABLE
-static inline void wmi_enable_bcn_ratecode(uint32_t cmd_flag)
+static inline void wmi_enable_bcn_ratecode(uint32_t *cmd_flag)
 {
-	cmd_flag |= WMI_UNIFIED_VDEV_START_BCN_TX_RATE_PRESENT;
+	*cmd_flag |= WMI_UNIFIED_VDEV_START_BCN_TX_RATE_PRESENT;
 }
 #else
-static inline void wmi_enable_bcn_ratecode(uint32_t cmd_flag)
+static inline void wmi_enable_bcn_ratecode(uint32_t *cmd_flag)
 {
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
index 986f61972f..125971ad81 100644
--- a/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
+++ b/wmi/src/wmi_unified_tlv.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ static QDF_STATUS send_vdev_start_cmd_tlv(wmi_unified_t wmi_handle,
 
 	cmd->bcn_tx_rate = req->bcn_tx_rate_code;
 	if (req->bcn_tx_rate_code)
-		wmi_enable_bcn_ratecode(cmd->flags);
+		wmi_enable_bcn_ratecode(&cmd->flags);
 
 	if (!req->is_restart) {
 		if (req->pmf_enabled)