diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 25fdb805abc3..2422eef6d15f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ void iwl_bg_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 	if (iwl_is_rfkill(priv->shrd))
 		return;
 
-	timeout = cfg(priv)->base_params->wd_timeout;
+	timeout = hw_params(priv).wd_timeout;
 	if (timeout == 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ void iwl_bg_watchdog(unsigned long data)
 
 void iwl_setup_watchdog(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-	unsigned int timeout = cfg(priv)->base_params->wd_timeout;
+	unsigned int timeout = hw_params(priv).wd_timeout;
 
 	if (!iwlagn_mod_params.wd_disable) {
 		/* use system default */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
index ade4134fc1ec..116c7851f3b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debugfs.c
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_wd_timeout_write(struct file *file,
 	if (timeout < 0 || timeout > IWL_MAX_WD_TIMEOUT)
 		timeout = IWL_DEF_WD_TIMEOUT;
 
-	cfg(priv)->base_params->wd_timeout = timeout;
+	hw_params(priv).wd_timeout = timeout;
 	iwl_setup_watchdog(priv);
 	return count;
 }