diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index 93480f448d85..f79e3d5084f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -258,11 +258,8 @@ mt76_connac_mcu_add_nested_tlv(struct sk_buff *skb, int tag, int len,
 	ntlv = le16_to_cpu(ntlv_hdr->tlv_num);
 	ntlv_hdr->tlv_num = cpu_to_le16(ntlv + 1);
 
-	if (sta_hdr) {
-		u16 size = le16_to_cpu(sta_hdr->len);
-
-		sta_hdr->len = cpu_to_le16(size + len);
-	}
+	if (sta_hdr)
+		le16_add_cpu(&sta_hdr->len, len);
 
 	return ptlv;
 }