diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
index 8146d50d6f07..069ba7016654 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ brcmf_msgbuf_init_pktids(u32 nr_array_entries,
 	}
 	pktids->array = array;
 	pktids->array_size = nr_array_entries;
+	pktids->direction = direction;
 
 	return pktids;
 }