diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 54e45c829c53..478d2f12c024 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -539,6 +539,11 @@ mwifiex_dump_station_info(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	/* Get DTIM period information from firmware */
+	mwifiex_send_cmd_sync(priv, HostCmd_CMD_802_11_SNMP_MIB,
+			      HostCmd_ACT_GEN_GET, DTIM_PERIOD_I,
+			      &priv->dtim_period);
+
 	/*
 	 * Bit 0 in tx_htinfo indicates that current Tx rate is 11n rate. Valid
 	 * MCS index values for us are 0 to 7.
@@ -573,8 +578,7 @@ mwifiex_dump_station_info(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 						WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME)
 			sinfo->bss_param.flags |=
 					BSS_PARAM_FLAGS_SHORT_SLOT_TIME;
-		sinfo->bss_param.dtim_period =
-			priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.dtim_period;
+		sinfo->bss_param.dtim_period = priv->dtim_period;
 		sinfo->bss_param.beacon_interval =
 			priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.beacon_period;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index 3dc0f721c1db..52810b1497ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor {
 	u32 channel;
 	u32 freq;
 	u16 beacon_period;
-	u8 dtim_period;
 	u8 erp_flags;
 	u32 bss_mode;
 	u8 supported_rates[MWIFIEX_SUPPORTED_RATES];
@@ -392,6 +391,7 @@ struct mwifiex_private {
 	u8 prev_bssid[ETH_ALEN];
 	struct mwifiex_current_bss_params curr_bss_params;
 	u16 beacon_period;
+	u8 dtim_period;
 	u16 listen_interval;
 	u16 atim_window;
 	u8 adhoc_channel;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
index 135208596aff..98f1ca9cd6d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/scan.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,6 @@ mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 	struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *vendor_ie;
 	const u8 wpa_oui[4] = { 0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x01 };
 	const u8 wmm_oui[4] = { 0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x02 };
-	struct ieee80211_tim_ie *tim_ie;
 
 	found_data_rate_ie = false;
 	rate_size = 0;
@@ -1259,11 +1258,6 @@ mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 					sizeof(struct ieee_types_header) -
 					bss_entry->beacon_buf);
 			break;
-		case WLAN_EID_TIM:
-			tim_ie = (void *) (current_ptr +
-					 sizeof(struct ieee_types_header));
-			bss_entry->dtim_period = tim_ie->dtim_period;
-			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
index e812db8b695c..0d8618a8443f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ static int mwifiex_ret_802_11_snmp_mib(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
 				"info: SNMP_RESP: TxRetryCount=%u\n", ul_temp);
 			break;
+		case DTIM_PERIOD_I:
+			dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+				"info: SNMP_RESP: DTIM period=%u\n", ul_temp);
 		default:
 			break;
 		}