diff --git a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
index 459499f441a0..b5be232dac15 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/sir_api.h
@@ -3482,7 +3482,7 @@ typedef struct sSirSmeCandidateFoundInd {
 #ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11W
 typedef struct sSirWlanExcludeUnencryptParam {
 	bool excludeUnencrypt;
-	tSirMacAddr bssId;
+	struct cdf_mac_addr bssid;
 } tSirWlanExcludeUnencryptParam, *tpSirWlanExcludeUnencryptParam;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_messages.c
index e47bf2fbc3a7..3e6f53b6ad76 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_send_messages.c
@@ -833,7 +833,8 @@ tSirRetStatus lim_send_exclude_unencrypt_ind(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 	}
 
 	pExcludeUnencryptParam->excludeUnencrypt = excludeUnenc;
-	sir_copy_mac_addr(pExcludeUnencryptParam->bssId, psessionEntry->bssId);
+	cdf_mem_copy(pExcludeUnencryptParam->bssid.bytes, psessionEntry->bssId,
+			CDF_MAC_ADDR_SIZE);
 
 	msgQ.type = WMA_EXCLUDE_UNENCRYPTED_IND;
 	msgQ.reserved = 0;