diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
index f29ac6de7139..19702b6f09c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void wil_rx_add_radiotap_header(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 				       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct wil6210_rtap {
-		struct ieee80211_radiotap_header rthdr;
+		struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed rthdr;
 		/* fields should be in the order of bits in rthdr.it_present */
 		/* flags */
 		u8 flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index b6636002c7d2..fe75941c584d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ static void isr_rx_monitor(struct ipw2100_priv *priv, int i,
 	 * to build this manually element by element, we can write it much
 	 * more efficiently than we can parse it. ORDER MATTERS HERE */
 	struct ipw_rt_hdr {
-		struct ieee80211_radiotap_header rt_hdr;
+		struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed rt_hdr;
 		s8 rt_dbmsignal; /* signal in dbM, kluged to signed */
 	} *ipw_rt;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.h
index 8ebf09121e17..226286cb7eb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.h
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ struct ipw_prom_priv {
  * structure is provided regardless of any bits unset.
  */
 struct ipw_rt_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header rt_hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed rt_hdr;
 	u64 rt_tsf;      /* TSF */	/* XXX */
 	u8 rt_flags;	/* radiotap packet flags */
 	u8 rt_rate;	/* rate in 500kb/s */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/radiotap.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/radiotap.h
index 1ed5608d353f..d543bfe739dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/radiotap.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/libertas/radiotap.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include <net/ieee80211_radiotap.h>
 
 struct tx_radiotap_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed hdr;
 	u8 rate;
 	u8 txpower;
 	u8 rts_retries;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ struct tx_radiotap_hdr {
 #define IEEE80211_FC_DSTODS          0x0300
 
 struct rx_radiotap_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed hdr;
 	u8 flags;
 	u8 rate;
 	u8 antsignal;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c
index 03b7229a0ff5..c3d27aaec297 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/mon.c
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #include "cfg80211.h"
 
 struct wilc_wfi_radiotap_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed hdr;
 	u8 rate;
 } __packed;
 
 struct wilc_wfi_radiotap_cb_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed hdr;
 	u8 rate;
 	u8 dump;
 	u16 tx_flags;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
index f0e528abb1b4..3f424f14de4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ static const struct rhashtable_params hwsim_rht_params = {
 };
 
 struct hwsim_radiotap_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed hdr;
 	__le64 rt_tsft;
 	u8 rt_flags;
 	u8 rt_rate;
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ struct hwsim_radiotap_hdr {
 } __packed;
 
 struct hwsim_radiotap_ack_hdr {
-	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed hdr;
 	u8 rt_flags;
 	u8 pad;
 	__le16 rt_channel;
diff --git a/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h b/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
index 91762faecc13..1458d3695005 100644
--- a/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
+++ b/include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
@@ -24,25 +24,27 @@
  * struct ieee80211_radiotap_header - base radiotap header
  */
 struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
-	/**
-	 * @it_version: radiotap version, always 0
-	 */
-	uint8_t it_version;
+	__struct_group(ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed, hdr, __packed,
+		/**
+		 * @it_version: radiotap version, always 0
+		 */
+		uint8_t it_version;
 
-	/**
-	 * @it_pad: padding (or alignment)
-	 */
-	uint8_t it_pad;
+		/**
+		 * @it_pad: padding (or alignment)
+		 */
+		uint8_t it_pad;
 
-	/**
-	 * @it_len: overall radiotap header length
-	 */
-	__le16 it_len;
+		/**
+		 * @it_len: overall radiotap header length
+		 */
+		__le16 it_len;
 
-	/**
-	 * @it_present: (first) present word
-	 */
-	__le32 it_present;
+		/**
+		 * @it_present: (first) present word
+		 */
+		__le32 it_present;
+	);
 
 	/**
 	 * @it_optional: all remaining presence bitmaps
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
 	__le32 it_optional[];
 } __packed;
 
+static_assert(offsetof(struct ieee80211_radiotap_header, it_optional) == sizeof(struct ieee80211_radiotap_header_fixed),
+	      "struct member likely outside of __struct_group()");
+
 /* version is always 0 */
 #define PKTHDR_RADIOTAP_VERSION	0