diff --git a/core/sme/inc/csr_support.h b/core/sme/inc/csr_support.h
index 2ac0c1a1d6a2..54e92463ea61 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/csr_support.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/csr_support.h
@@ -310,8 +310,9 @@ uint16_t csr_rates_find_best_rate(tSirMacRateSet *pSuppRates,
 		tSirMacRateSet *pExtRates, tSirMacPropRateSet *pPropRates);
 tSirBssType csr_translate_bsstype_to_mac_type(eCsrRoamBssType csrtype);
 /* Caller allocates memory for pIEStruct */
-QDF_STATUS csr_parse_bss_description_ies(tHalHandle hHal,
-		tSirBssDescription *pBssDesc, tDot11fBeaconIEs *pIEStruct);
+QDF_STATUS csr_parse_bss_description_ies(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
+					 tSirBssDescription *pBssDesc,
+					 tDot11fBeaconIEs *pIEStruct);
 /*
  * This function will allocate memory for the parsed IEs to the caller.
  * Caller must free the memory. after it is done with the data only if
diff --git a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c
index e03d86149d62..ef1727271ceb 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/csr/csr_util.c
@@ -1611,19 +1611,18 @@ eCsrMediaAccessType csr_get_qos_from_bss_desc(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 }
 
 /* Caller allocates memory for pIEStruct */
-QDF_STATUS csr_parse_bss_description_ies(tHalHandle hHal,
-					  tSirBssDescription *pBssDesc,
-					  tDot11fBeaconIEs *pIEStruct)
+QDF_STATUS csr_parse_bss_description_ies(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
+					 tSirBssDescription *pBssDesc,
+					 tDot11fBeaconIEs *pIEStruct)
 {
 	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
-	tpAniSirGlobal pMac = PMAC_STRUCT(hHal);
 	int ieLen =
 		(int)(pBssDesc->length + sizeof(pBssDesc->length) -
 		      GET_FIELD_OFFSET(tSirBssDescription, ieFields));
 
 	if (ieLen > 0 && pIEStruct) {
 		if (!DOT11F_FAILED(dot11f_unpack_beacon_i_es
-				    (pMac, (uint8_t *) pBssDesc->ieFields,
+				    (mac_ctx, (uint8_t *) pBssDesc->ieFields,
 				    ieLen, pIEStruct, false)))
 		status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	}