diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
index 00098f24116de..6cd113b3b3e49 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.c
@@ -641,52 +641,58 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_start_hw_scan(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			      struct cfg80211_scan_request *req)
 {
 	struct wcn36xx_vif *vif_priv = wcn36xx_vif_to_priv(vif);
-	struct wcn36xx_hal_start_scan_offload_req_msg msg_body;
+	struct wcn36xx_hal_start_scan_offload_req_msg *msg_body;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	if (req->ie_len > WCN36XX_MAX_SCAN_IE_LEN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wcn->hal_mutex);
-	INIT_HAL_MSG(msg_body, WCN36XX_HAL_START_SCAN_OFFLOAD_REQ);
+	msg_body = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg_body), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg_body) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
-	msg_body.scan_type = WCN36XX_HAL_SCAN_TYPE_ACTIVE;
-	msg_body.min_ch_time = 30;
-	msg_body.max_ch_time = 100;
-	msg_body.scan_hidden = 1;
-	memcpy(msg_body.mac, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	msg_body.bss_type = vif_priv->bss_type;
-	msg_body.p2p_search = vif->p2p;
+	INIT_HAL_MSG((*msg_body), WCN36XX_HAL_START_SCAN_OFFLOAD_REQ);
 
-	msg_body.num_ssid = min_t(u8, req->n_ssids, ARRAY_SIZE(msg_body.ssids));
-	for (i = 0; i < msg_body.num_ssid; i++) {
-		msg_body.ssids[i].length = min_t(u8, req->ssids[i].ssid_len,
-						sizeof(msg_body.ssids[i].ssid));
-		memcpy(msg_body.ssids[i].ssid, req->ssids[i].ssid,
-		       msg_body.ssids[i].length);
+	msg_body->scan_type = WCN36XX_HAL_SCAN_TYPE_ACTIVE;
+	msg_body->min_ch_time = 30;
+	msg_body->max_ch_time = 100;
+	msg_body->scan_hidden = 1;
+	memcpy(msg_body->mac, vif->addr, ETH_ALEN);
+	msg_body->bss_type = vif_priv->bss_type;
+	msg_body->p2p_search = vif->p2p;
+
+	msg_body->num_ssid = min_t(u8, req->n_ssids, ARRAY_SIZE(msg_body->ssids));
+	for (i = 0; i < msg_body->num_ssid; i++) {
+		msg_body->ssids[i].length = min_t(u8, req->ssids[i].ssid_len,
+						sizeof(msg_body->ssids[i].ssid));
+		memcpy(msg_body->ssids[i].ssid, req->ssids[i].ssid,
+		       msg_body->ssids[i].length);
 	}
 
-	msg_body.num_channel = min_t(u8, req->n_channels,
-				     sizeof(msg_body.channels));
-	for (i = 0; i < msg_body.num_channel; i++)
-		msg_body.channels[i] = req->channels[i]->hw_value;
+	msg_body->num_channel = min_t(u8, req->n_channels,
+				     sizeof(msg_body->channels));
+	for (i = 0; i < msg_body->num_channel; i++)
+		msg_body->channels[i] = req->channels[i]->hw_value;
 
-	msg_body.header.len -= WCN36XX_MAX_SCAN_IE_LEN;
+	msg_body->header.len -= WCN36XX_MAX_SCAN_IE_LEN;
 
 	if (req->ie_len > 0) {
-		msg_body.ie_len = req->ie_len;
-		msg_body.header.len += req->ie_len;
-		memcpy(msg_body.ie, req->ie, req->ie_len);
+		msg_body->ie_len = req->ie_len;
+		msg_body->header.len += req->ie_len;
+		memcpy(msg_body->ie, req->ie, req->ie_len);
 	}
 
-	PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, msg_body);
+	PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, (*msg_body));
 
 	wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_HAL,
 		    "hal start hw-scan (channels: %u; ssids: %u; p2p: %s)\n",
-		    msg_body.num_channel, msg_body.num_ssid,
-		    msg_body.p2p_search ? "yes" : "no");
+		    msg_body->num_channel, msg_body->num_ssid,
+		    msg_body->p2p_search ? "yes" : "no");
 
-	ret = wcn36xx_smd_send_and_wait(wcn, msg_body.header.len);
+	ret = wcn36xx_smd_send_and_wait(wcn, msg_body->header.len);
 	if (ret) {
 		wcn36xx_err("Sending hal_start_scan_offload failed\n");
 		goto out;
@@ -698,6 +704,7 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_start_hw_scan(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:
+	kfree(msg_body);
 	mutex_unlock(&wcn->hal_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1257,96 +1264,104 @@ out:
 static int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss_v1(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 			const struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_req_msg *orig)
 {
-	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_req_msg_v1 msg_body;
-	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_params_v1 *bss = &msg_body.bss_params;
-	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_sta_params_v1 *sta = &bss->sta;
+	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_req_msg_v1 *msg_body;
+	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_params_v1 *bss;
+	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_sta_params_v1 *sta;
+	int ret;
+
+	msg_body = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg_body), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg_body)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_HAL_MSG((*msg_body), WCN36XX_HAL_CONFIG_BSS_REQ);
 
-	INIT_HAL_MSG(msg_body, WCN36XX_HAL_CONFIG_BSS_REQ);
+	bss = &msg_body->bss_params;
+	sta = &bss->sta;
 
 	/* convert orig to v1 */
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.bssid,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.bssid,
 	       &orig->bss_params.bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.self_mac_addr,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.self_mac_addr,
 	       &orig->bss_params.self_mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.bss_type = orig->bss_params.bss_type;
-	msg_body.bss_params.oper_mode = orig->bss_params.oper_mode;
-	msg_body.bss_params.nw_type = orig->bss_params.nw_type;
+	msg_body->bss_params.bss_type = orig->bss_params.bss_type;
+	msg_body->bss_params.oper_mode = orig->bss_params.oper_mode;
+	msg_body->bss_params.nw_type = orig->bss_params.nw_type;
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.short_slot_time_supported =
+	msg_body->bss_params.short_slot_time_supported =
 		orig->bss_params.short_slot_time_supported;
-	msg_body.bss_params.lla_coexist = orig->bss_params.lla_coexist;
-	msg_body.bss_params.llb_coexist = orig->bss_params.llb_coexist;
-	msg_body.bss_params.llg_coexist = orig->bss_params.llg_coexist;
-	msg_body.bss_params.ht20_coexist = orig->bss_params.ht20_coexist;
-	msg_body.bss_params.lln_non_gf_coexist =
+	msg_body->bss_params.lla_coexist = orig->bss_params.lla_coexist;
+	msg_body->bss_params.llb_coexist = orig->bss_params.llb_coexist;
+	msg_body->bss_params.llg_coexist = orig->bss_params.llg_coexist;
+	msg_body->bss_params.ht20_coexist = orig->bss_params.ht20_coexist;
+	msg_body->bss_params.lln_non_gf_coexist =
 		orig->bss_params.lln_non_gf_coexist;
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.lsig_tx_op_protection_full_support =
+	msg_body->bss_params.lsig_tx_op_protection_full_support =
 		orig->bss_params.lsig_tx_op_protection_full_support;
-	msg_body.bss_params.rifs_mode = orig->bss_params.rifs_mode;
-	msg_body.bss_params.beacon_interval = orig->bss_params.beacon_interval;
-	msg_body.bss_params.dtim_period = orig->bss_params.dtim_period;
-	msg_body.bss_params.tx_channel_width_set =
+	msg_body->bss_params.rifs_mode = orig->bss_params.rifs_mode;
+	msg_body->bss_params.beacon_interval = orig->bss_params.beacon_interval;
+	msg_body->bss_params.dtim_period = orig->bss_params.dtim_period;
+	msg_body->bss_params.tx_channel_width_set =
 		orig->bss_params.tx_channel_width_set;
-	msg_body.bss_params.oper_channel = orig->bss_params.oper_channel;
-	msg_body.bss_params.ext_channel = orig->bss_params.ext_channel;
+	msg_body->bss_params.oper_channel = orig->bss_params.oper_channel;
+	msg_body->bss_params.ext_channel = orig->bss_params.ext_channel;
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.reserved = orig->bss_params.reserved;
+	msg_body->bss_params.reserved = orig->bss_params.reserved;
 
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.ssid,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.ssid,
 	       &orig->bss_params.ssid,
 	       sizeof(orig->bss_params.ssid));
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.action = orig->bss_params.action;
-	msg_body.bss_params.rateset = orig->bss_params.rateset;
-	msg_body.bss_params.ht = orig->bss_params.ht;
-	msg_body.bss_params.obss_prot_enabled =
+	msg_body->bss_params.action = orig->bss_params.action;
+	msg_body->bss_params.rateset = orig->bss_params.rateset;
+	msg_body->bss_params.ht = orig->bss_params.ht;
+	msg_body->bss_params.obss_prot_enabled =
 		orig->bss_params.obss_prot_enabled;
-	msg_body.bss_params.rmf = orig->bss_params.rmf;
-	msg_body.bss_params.ht_oper_mode = orig->bss_params.ht_oper_mode;
-	msg_body.bss_params.dual_cts_protection =
+	msg_body->bss_params.rmf = orig->bss_params.rmf;
+	msg_body->bss_params.ht_oper_mode = orig->bss_params.ht_oper_mode;
+	msg_body->bss_params.dual_cts_protection =
 		orig->bss_params.dual_cts_protection;
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.max_probe_resp_retry_limit =
+	msg_body->bss_params.max_probe_resp_retry_limit =
 		orig->bss_params.max_probe_resp_retry_limit;
-	msg_body.bss_params.hidden_ssid = orig->bss_params.hidden_ssid;
-	msg_body.bss_params.proxy_probe_resp =
+	msg_body->bss_params.hidden_ssid = orig->bss_params.hidden_ssid;
+	msg_body->bss_params.proxy_probe_resp =
 		orig->bss_params.proxy_probe_resp;
-	msg_body.bss_params.edca_params_valid =
+	msg_body->bss_params.edca_params_valid =
 		orig->bss_params.edca_params_valid;
 
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.acbe,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.acbe,
 	       &orig->bss_params.acbe,
 	       sizeof(orig->bss_params.acbe));
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.acbk,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.acbk,
 	       &orig->bss_params.acbk,
 	       sizeof(orig->bss_params.acbk));
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.acvi,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.acvi,
 	       &orig->bss_params.acvi,
 	       sizeof(orig->bss_params.acvi));
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.acvo,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.acvo,
 	       &orig->bss_params.acvo,
 	       sizeof(orig->bss_params.acvo));
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.ext_set_sta_key_param_valid =
+	msg_body->bss_params.ext_set_sta_key_param_valid =
 		orig->bss_params.ext_set_sta_key_param_valid;
 
-	memcpy(&msg_body.bss_params.ext_set_sta_key_param,
+	memcpy(&msg_body->bss_params.ext_set_sta_key_param,
 	       &orig->bss_params.ext_set_sta_key_param,
 	       sizeof(orig->bss_params.acvo));
 
-	msg_body.bss_params.wcn36xx_hal_persona =
+	msg_body->bss_params.wcn36xx_hal_persona =
 		orig->bss_params.wcn36xx_hal_persona;
-	msg_body.bss_params.spectrum_mgt_enable =
+	msg_body->bss_params.spectrum_mgt_enable =
 		orig->bss_params.spectrum_mgt_enable;
-	msg_body.bss_params.tx_mgmt_power = orig->bss_params.tx_mgmt_power;
-	msg_body.bss_params.max_tx_power = orig->bss_params.max_tx_power;
+	msg_body->bss_params.tx_mgmt_power = orig->bss_params.tx_mgmt_power;
+	msg_body->bss_params.max_tx_power = orig->bss_params.max_tx_power;
 
 	wcn36xx_smd_convert_sta_to_v1(wcn, &orig->bss_params.sta,
-				      &msg_body.bss_params.sta);
+				      &msg_body->bss_params.sta);
 
-	PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, msg_body);
+	PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, (*msg_body));
 
 	wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_HAL,
 		    "hal config bss v1 bssid %pM self_mac_addr %pM bss_type %d oper_mode %d nw_type %d\n",
@@ -1358,7 +1373,10 @@ static int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss_v1(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 		    sta->bssid, sta->action, sta->sta_index,
 		    sta->bssid_index, sta->aid, sta->type, sta->mac);
 
-	return wcn36xx_smd_send_and_wait(wcn, msg_body.header.len);
+	ret = wcn36xx_smd_send_and_wait(wcn, msg_body->header.len);
+	kfree(msg_body);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -1410,16 +1428,21 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 			   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, const u8 *bssid,
 			   bool update)
 {
-	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_req_msg msg;
+	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_req_msg *msg;
 	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_bss_params *bss;
 	struct wcn36xx_hal_config_sta_params *sta_params;
 	struct wcn36xx_vif *vif_priv = wcn36xx_vif_to_priv(vif);
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wcn->hal_mutex);
-	INIT_HAL_MSG(msg, WCN36XX_HAL_CONFIG_BSS_REQ);
+	msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!msg) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	INIT_HAL_MSG((*msg), WCN36XX_HAL_CONFIG_BSS_REQ);
 
-	bss = &msg.bss_params;
+	bss = &msg->bss_params;
 	sta_params = &bss->sta;
 
 	WARN_ON(is_zero_ether_addr(bssid));
@@ -1514,11 +1537,11 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		    sta_params->mac);
 
 	if (!wcn36xx_is_fw_version(wcn, 1, 2, 2, 24)) {
-		ret = wcn36xx_smd_config_bss_v1(wcn, &msg);
+		ret = wcn36xx_smd_config_bss_v1(wcn, msg);
 	} else {
-		PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, msg);
+		PREPARE_HAL_BUF(wcn->hal_buf, (*msg));
 
-		ret = wcn36xx_smd_send_and_wait(wcn, msg.header.len);
+		ret = wcn36xx_smd_send_and_wait(wcn, msg->header.len);
 	}
 	if (ret) {
 		wcn36xx_err("Sending hal_config_bss failed\n");
@@ -1534,6 +1557,7 @@ int wcn36xx_smd_config_bss(struct wcn36xx *wcn, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:
+	kfree(msg);
 	mutex_unlock(&wcn->hal_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
