1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
index 22a793121bd3..bbc813dee983 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
@@ -1234,6 +1234,7 @@ static bool carl9170_tx_ps_drop(struct ar9170 *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
         struct carl9170_sta_info *sta_info;
+        struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
 
         rcu_read_lock();
         sta = __carl9170_get_tx_sta(ar, skb);
@@ -1241,12 +1242,13 @@ static bool carl9170_tx_ps_drop(struct ar9170 *ar, struct sk_buff *skb)
                 goto out_rcu;
 
         sta_info = (void *) sta->drv_priv;
-        if (unlikely(sta_info->sleeping)) {
-                struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
+        tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
+        if (unlikely(sta_info->sleeping) &&
+            !(tx_info->flags & (IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE |
+                                IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT))) {
                 rcu_read_unlock();
 
-                tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
                 if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU)
                         atomic_dec(&ar->tx_ampdu_upload);