diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211.h
index 00580b1ad16a..d813e89eb49c 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211.h
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ enum {
 	IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHGANN	= 125,
 	IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHRANN	= 126,
 	/* 127 Extended Capabilities */
-	IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHEXTCAP	= 127,
+	IEEE80211_ELEMID_EXTCAP		= 127,
 	/* 128-129 reserved */
 	IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHPREQ	= 130,
 	IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHPREP	= 131,
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
index 3b4379f3371e..5c2f9e597521 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_input.c
@@ -603,9 +603,10 @@ ieee80211_parse_beacon(struct ieee80211_node *ni, struct mbuf *m,
 		case IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHCONF:
 			scan->meshconf = frm;
 			break;
-		case IEEE80211_ELEMID_MESHEXTCAP:
-			break;
 #endif
+		/* Extended capabilities; nothing handles it for now */
+		case IEEE80211_ELEMID_EXTCAP:
+			break;
 		case IEEE80211_ELEMID_VENDOR:
 			if (iswpaoui(frm))
 				scan->wpa = frm;