diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 0f0cd6c9ce8b..6b8f7817391d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm {
 		u64 on_time_scan;
 	} radio_stats, accu_radio_stats;
 
-	u8 hw_queue_to_mac80211[IWL_MAX_TVQM_QUEUES];
+	u16 hw_queue_to_mac80211[IWL_MAX_TVQM_QUEUES];
 
 	struct {
 		u8 hw_queue_refcount;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 32233cba6786..1799a3d367f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -602,9 +602,13 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 		if (mvm->cfg->base_params->num_of_queues == 16) {
 			mvm->aux_queue = 11;
 			mvm->first_agg_queue = 12;
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(BITS_PER_BYTE *
+				     sizeof(mvm->hw_queue_to_mac80211[0]) < 12);
 		} else {
 			mvm->aux_queue = 15;
 			mvm->first_agg_queue = 16;
+			BUILD_BUG_ON(BITS_PER_BYTE *
+				     sizeof(mvm->hw_queue_to_mac80211[0]) < 16);
 		}
 	} else {
 		mvm->aux_queue = IWL_MVM_DQA_AUX_QUEUE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
index 0093e78dd571..bd2596fdafda 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
@@ -698,7 +698,13 @@ static bool iwl_mvm_update_txq_mapping(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int queue,
 	if (mvm->queue_info[queue].hw_queue_refcount > 0)
 		enable_queue = false;
 
-	mvm->hw_queue_to_mac80211[queue] |= BIT(mac80211_queue);
+	if (mac80211_queue != IEEE80211_INVAL_HW_QUEUE) {
+		WARN(mac80211_queue >=
+		     BITS_PER_BYTE * sizeof(mvm->hw_queue_to_mac80211[0]),
+		     "cannot track mac80211 queue %d (queue %d, sta %d, tid %d)\n",
+		     mac80211_queue, queue, sta_id, tid);
+		mvm->hw_queue_to_mac80211[queue] |= BIT(mac80211_queue);
+	}
 
 	mvm->queue_info[queue].hw_queue_refcount++;
 	mvm->queue_info[queue].tid_bitmap |= BIT(tid);