diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_misc.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_misc.c
index 4a07a16e4d27..f2d13af6dbdd 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_misc.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_misc.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ ar5416SetDecompMask(struct ath_hal *ah, uint16_t keyidx, int en)
 void
 ar5416SetCoverageClass(struct ath_hal *ah, uint8_t coverageclass, int now)
 {
+	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_coverageClass = coverageclass;
 }
 
 /*