diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/amrr/amrr.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/amrr/amrr.c
index 3afdd2c061b..705bd2abe2b 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/amrr/amrr.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/amrr/amrr.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ ath_rate_node_cleanup(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an)
 
 void
 ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
-	HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
+	int shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
 	u_int8_t *rix, int *try0, u_int8_t *txrate)
 {
 	struct amrr_node *amn = ATH_NODE_AMRR(an);
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
 
 void
 ath_rate_setupxtxdesc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
-	struct ath_desc *ds, HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix)
+	struct ath_desc *ds, int shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix)
 {
 	struct amrr_node *amn = ATH_NODE_AMRR(an);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/onoe/onoe.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/onoe/onoe.c
index 09c5531aadc..478c014dd13 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/onoe/onoe.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/onoe/onoe.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ath_rate_node_cleanup(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an)
 
 void
 ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
-	HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
+	int shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
 	u_int8_t *rix, int *try0, u_int8_t *txrate)
 {
 	struct onoe_node *on = ATH_NODE_ONOE(an);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
 
 void
 ath_rate_setupxtxdesc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
-	struct ath_desc *ds, HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix)
+	struct ath_desc *ds, int shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix)
 {
 	struct onoe_node *on = ATH_NODE_ONOE(an);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/sample/sample.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/sample/sample.c
index 40322427ecd..0cdc84b1663 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/sample/sample.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_rate/sample/sample.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static __inline int pick_sample_ndx(struct sample_node *sn, int size_bin)
 
 void
 ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
-		  HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
+		  int shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
 		  u_int8_t *rix, int *try0, u_int8_t *txrate)
 {
 	struct sample_node *sn = ATH_NODE_SAMPLE(an);
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
 
 void
 ath_rate_setupxtxdesc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an,
-		      struct ath_desc *ds, HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix)
+		      struct ath_desc *ds, int shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix)
 {
 	struct sample_node *sn = ATH_NODE_SAMPLE(an);
 	int rateCode = -1;
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_athrate.h b/sys/dev/ath/if_athrate.h
index 8acb0466004..90a44162dc5 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_athrate.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_athrate.h
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ void	ath_rate_newstate(struct ath_softc *, enum ieee80211_state);
  * can be transmitted with multi-rate retry.
  */
 void	ath_rate_findrate(struct ath_softc *, struct ath_node *,
-		HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
+		int shortPreamble, size_t frameLen,
 		u_int8_t *rix, int *try0, u_int8_t *txrate);
 /*
  * Setup any extended (multi-rate) descriptor state for a data packet.
  * The rate index returned by ath_rate_findrate is passed back in.
  */
 void	ath_rate_setupxtxdesc(struct ath_softc *, struct ath_node *,
-		struct ath_desc *, HAL_BOOL shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix);
+		struct ath_desc *, int shortPreamble, u_int8_t rix);
 /*
  * Update rate control state for a packet associated with the
  * supplied transmit descriptor.  The routine is invoked both