1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index 8f3cf10f65c4..e526dbce57d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1568,12 +1568,13 @@ static void ath_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
         struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv = priv_sta;
         __le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
-        /* lowest rate for management and multicast/broadcast frames */
-        if (!ieee80211_is_data(fc) || is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) ||
-            !sta) {
+        /* lowest rate for management and NO_ACK frames */
+        if (!ieee80211_is_data(fc) ||
+            tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK || !sta) {
                 tx_info->control.rates[0].idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
                 tx_info->control.rates[0].count =
-                        is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) ? 1 : ATH_MGT_TXMAXTRY;
+                        (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ?
+                                1 : ATH_MGT_TXMAXTRY;
                 return;
         }