diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
index bbdba2ae7b1..24fd504c252 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ static void	ath_next_scan(void *);
 static void	ath_calibrate(void *);
 static int	ath_newstate(struct ieee80211com *, enum ieee80211_state, int);
 static void	ath_setup_stationkey(struct ieee80211_node *);
-static void	ath_newassoc(struct ieee80211com *,
-			struct ieee80211_node *, int);
+static void	ath_newassoc(struct ieee80211_node *, int);
 static int	ath_getchannels(struct ath_softc *, u_int cc,
 			HAL_BOOL outdoor, HAL_BOOL xchanmode);
 static void	ath_led_event(struct ath_softc *, int);
@@ -4285,8 +4284,9 @@ ath_setup_stationkey(struct ieee80211_node *ni)
  * param tells us if this is the first time or not.
  */
 static void
-ath_newassoc(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct ieee80211_node *ni, int isnew)
+ath_newassoc(struct ieee80211_node *ni, int isnew)
 {
+	struct ieee80211com *ic = ni->ni_ic;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = ic->ic_ifp->if_softc;
 
 	ath_rate_newassoc(sc, ATH_NODE(ni), isnew);
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
index ef1b78a3891..a2fe8672255 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_node.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ ieee80211_fakeup_adhoc_node(struct ieee80211_node_table *nt,
 		/* XXX no rate negotiation; just dup */
 		ni->ni_rates = ic->ic_bss->ni_rates;
 		if (ic->ic_newassoc != NULL)
-			ic->ic_newassoc(ic, ni, 1);
+			ic->ic_newassoc(ni, 1);
 		/* XXX not right for 802.1x/WPA */
 		ieee80211_node_authorize(ni);
 	}
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ ieee80211_node_join(struct ieee80211com *ic, struct ieee80211_node *ni, int resp
 
 	/* give driver a chance to setup state like ni_txrate */
 	if (ic->ic_newassoc != NULL)
-		ic->ic_newassoc(ic, ni, newassoc);
+		ic->ic_newassoc(ni, newassoc);
 	ni->ni_inact_reload = ic->ic_inact_auth;
 	ni->ni_inact = ni->ni_inact_reload;
 	IEEE80211_SEND_MGMT(ic, ni, resp, IEEE80211_STATUS_SUCCESS);
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
index ce78635feb3..e06673d78e0 100644
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ struct ieee80211com {
 				    struct ieee80211_node *, int, int);
 	int			(*ic_newstate)(struct ieee80211com *,
 				    enum ieee80211_state, int);
-	void			(*ic_newassoc)(struct ieee80211com *,
-				    struct ieee80211_node *, int);
+	void			(*ic_newassoc)(struct ieee80211_node *, int);
 	void			(*ic_updateslot)(struct ifnet *);
 	void			(*ic_set_tim)(struct ieee80211_node *, int);
 	u_int8_t		ic_myaddr[IEEE80211_ADDR_LEN];