diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.h
index 689f68d89a44..33ccd0b248d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef WIL6210_TXRX_H
 #define WIL6210_TXRX_H
 
+#include <net/sock.h>
 #include "wil6210.h"
 #include "txrx_edma.h"
 
@@ -617,7 +618,7 @@ static inline bool wil_need_txstat(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	const u8 *da = wil_skb_get_da(skb);
 
 	return is_unicast_ether_addr(da) && skb->sk &&
-	       (skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS);
+	       sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS);
 }
 
 static inline void wil_consume_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, bool acked)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index 45eecb5f643b..058687793a10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 
 #include "main.h"
 #include "wmm.h"
@@ -943,7 +944,7 @@ mwifiex_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	multicast = is_multicast_ether_addr(skb->data);
 
 	if (unlikely(!multicast && skb->sk &&
-		     skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS &&
+		     sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS) &&
 		     priv->adapter->fw_api_ver == MWIFIEX_FW_V15))
 		skb = mwifiex_clone_skb_for_tx_status(priv,
 						      skb,
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 14517e95a46c..a8638c8a53b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -481,9 +481,6 @@ enum {
 	/* reserved */
 	SKBTX_RESERVED = 1 << 3,
 
-	/* generate wifi status information (where possible) */
-	SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS = 1 << 4,
-
 	/* determine hardware time stamp based on time or cycles */
 	SKBTX_HW_TSTAMP_NETDEV = 1 << 5,
 
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 8daf1b3b12c6..2668c3ed45ef 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -2700,8 +2700,6 @@ static inline void _sock_tx_timestamp(struct sock *sk,
 				*tskey = atomic_inc_return(&sk->sk_tskey) - 1;
 		}
 	}
-	if (unlikely(sock_flag(sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS)))
-		*tx_flags |= SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS;
 }
 
 static inline void sock_tx_timestamp(struct sock *sk,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 974081324aa4..e77e623c8b77 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/unaligned.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 #include "mesh.h"
 #include "wme.h"
@@ -776,7 +777,7 @@ bool ieee80211_mesh_xmit_fast(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (ethertype < ETH_P_802_3_MIN)
 		return false;
 
-	if (skb->sk && skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS)
+	if (skb->sk && sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS))
 		return false;
 
 	if (skb->ip_summed == CHECKSUM_PARTIAL) {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 20179db88c4a..b75f72fbefd9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <net/codel_impl.h>
 #include <linux/unaligned.h>
 #include <net/fq_impl.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
 #include <net/gso.h>
 
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
@@ -2876,8 +2877,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_hdr(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!multicast &&
-		     ((skb->sk &&
-		       skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS) ||
+		     ((skb->sk && sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS)) ||
 		      ctrl_flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS)))
 		info_id = ieee80211_store_ack_skb(local, skb, &info_flags,
 						  cookie);
@@ -3774,7 +3774,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_xmit_fast(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return false;
 
 	/* don't handle TX status request here either */
-	if (skb->sk && skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS)
+	if (skb->sk && sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS))
 		return false;
 
 	if (hdr->frame_control & cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA)) {
@@ -4664,8 +4664,7 @@ static void ieee80211_8023_xmit(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			memcpy(IEEE80211_SKB_CB(seg), info, sizeof(*info));
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(skb->sk &&
-		     skb_shinfo(skb)->tx_flags & SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS)) {
+	if (unlikely(skb->sk && sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_WIFI_STATUS))) {
 		info->status_data = ieee80211_store_ack_skb(local, skb,
 							    &info->flags, NULL);
 		if (info->status_data)
