static int iwl4965_send_rxon_assoc(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-       int rc = 0;
-       struct iwl4965_rx_packet *res = NULL;
+       int ret = 0;
        struct iwl4965_rxon_assoc_cmd rxon_assoc;
-       struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
-               .id = REPLY_RXON_ASSOC,
-               .len = sizeof(rxon_assoc),
-               .meta.flags = CMD_WANT_SKB,
-               .data = &rxon_assoc,
-       };
        const struct iwl4965_rxon_cmd *rxon1 = &priv->staging_rxon;
        const struct iwl4965_rxon_cmd *rxon2 = &priv->active_rxon;
 
            priv->staging_rxon.ofdm_ht_dual_stream_basic_rates;
        rxon_assoc.rx_chain_select_flags = priv->staging_rxon.rx_chain;
 
-       rc = iwl_send_cmd_sync(priv, &cmd);
-       if (rc)
-               return rc;
-
-       res = (struct iwl4965_rx_packet *)cmd.meta.u.skb->data;
-       if (res->hdr.flags & IWL_CMD_FAILED_MSK) {
-               IWL_ERROR("Bad return from REPLY_RXON_ASSOC command\n");
-               rc = -EIO;
-       }
-
-       priv->alloc_rxb_skb--;
-       dev_kfree_skb_any(cmd.meta.u.skb);
+       ret = iwl_send_cmd_pdu_async(priv, REPLY_RXON_ASSOC,
+                                    sizeof(rxon_assoc), &rxon_assoc, NULL);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       return rc;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**