1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
index 9b60a0c5de5f..21c841847d88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
@@ -638,12 +638,16 @@ static void rs_get_rate(void *priv_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
         s8 scale_action = 0;
         unsigned long flags;
         struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
-        u16 fc, rate_mask;
+        u16 fc;
+        u16 rate_mask = 0;
         struct iwl3945_priv *priv = (struct iwl3945_priv *)priv_r;
         struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
         IWL_DEBUG_RATE("enter\n");
 
+        if (sta)
+                rate_mask = sta->supp_rates[sband->band];
+
         /* Send management frames and broadcast/multicast data using lowest
          * rate. */
         fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
@@ -651,11 +655,15 @@ static void rs_get_rate(void *priv_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
             is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) ||
             !sta || !priv_sta) {
                 IWL_DEBUG_RATE("leave: No STA priv data to update!\n");
-                info->control.rates[0].idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
+                if (!rate_mask)
+                        info->control.rates[0].idx =
+                                        rate_lowest_index(sband, NULL);
+                else
+                        info->control.rates[0].idx =
+                                        rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
                 return;
         }
 
-        rate_mask = sta->supp_rates[sband->band];
         index = min(rs_sta->last_txrate_idx & 0xffff, IWL_RATE_COUNT - 1);
 
         if (sband->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)