diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h
index ffdf4876121..a68f97c3935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_wlan.h
@@ -918,9 +918,12 @@ struct hostap_interface {
 
 /*
  * TX meta data - stored in skb->cb buffer, so this must not be increased over
- * the 40-byte limit
+ * the 48-byte limit.
+ * THE PADDING THIS STARTS WITH IS A HORRIBLE HACK THAT SHOULD NOT LIVE
+ * TO SEE THE DAY.
  */
 struct hostap_skb_tx_data {
+	unsigned int __padding_for_default_qdiscs;
 	u32 magic; /* HOSTAP_SKB_TX_DATA_MAGIC */
 	u8 rate; /* transmit rate */
 #define HOSTAP_TX_FLAGS_WDS BIT(0)