diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
index fff24c3d6460..bc064d7933ff 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void __ieee80211_stop_rx_ba_session(struct sta_info *sta, u16 tid,
 	spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock);
 	/* free resources */
 	kfree(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]->reorder_buf);
+	kfree(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]->reorder_time);
 
 	if (!sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]->shutdown) {
 		kfree(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]);
@@ -268,13 +269,18 @@ void ieee80211_process_addba_request(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	/* prepare reordering buffer */
 	tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf =
 		kcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(struct sk_buff *), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf) {
+	tid_agg_rx->reorder_time =
+		kcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(unsigned long), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf || !tid_agg_rx->reorder_time) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
 		if (net_ratelimit())
 			printk(KERN_ERR "can not allocate reordering buffer "
 			       "to tid %d\n", tid);
 #endif
+		kfree(tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf);
+		kfree(tid_agg_rx->reorder_time);
 		kfree(sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]);
+		sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid] = NULL;
 		goto end;
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 9f2a29d1890b..24d41705ac0b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2312,6 +2312,15 @@ no_frame:
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * Timeout (in jiffies) for skb's that are waiting in the RX reorder buffer. If
+ * the skb was added to the buffer longer than this time ago, the earlier
+ * frames that have not yet been received are assumed to be lost and the skb
+ * can be released for processing. This may also release other skb's from the
+ * reorder buffer if there are no additional gaps between the frames.
+ */
+#define HT_RX_REORDER_BUF_TIMEOUT (HZ / 10)
+
 /*
  * As it function blongs to Rx path it must be called with
  * the proper rcu_read_lock protection for its flow.
@@ -2377,13 +2386,49 @@ static u8 ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	/* put the frame in the reordering buffer */
 	tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index] = skb;
+	tid_agg_rx->reorder_time[index] = jiffies;
 	memcpy(tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index]->cb, rxstatus,
 	       sizeof(*rxstatus));
 	tid_agg_rx->stored_mpdu_num++;
 	/* release the buffer until next missing frame */
 	index = seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num, tid_agg_rx->ssn)
 						% tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
-	while (tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index]) {
+	if (!tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index] &&
+	    tid_agg_rx->stored_mpdu_num > 1) {
+		/*
+		 * No buffers ready to be released, but check whether any
+		 * frames in the reorder buffer have timed out.
+		 */
+		int j;
+		int skipped = 1;
+		for (j = (index + 1) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size; j != index;
+		     j = (j + 1) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size) {
+			if (tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[j] == NULL) {
+				skipped++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!time_after(jiffies, tid_agg_rx->reorder_time[j] +
+					HZ / 10))
+				break;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
+			if (net_ratelimit())
+				printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: release an RX reorder "
+				       "frame due to timeout on earlier "
+				       "frames\n",
+				       wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
+#endif
+			ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(hw, tid_agg_rx, j);
+
+			/*
+			 * Increment the head seq# also for the skipped slots.
+			 */
+			tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num =
+				(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num + skipped) &
+				SEQ_MASK;
+			skipped = 0;
+		}
+	} else while (tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index]) {
 		ieee80211_release_reorder_frame(hw, tid_agg_rx, index);
 		index =	seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num,
 			tid_agg_rx->ssn) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 31a8990ce401..164b16cbe0a5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct tid_ampdu_tx {
  * struct tid_ampdu_rx - TID aggregation information (Rx).
  *
  * @reorder_buf: buffer to reorder incoming aggregated MPDUs
+ * @reorder_time: jiffies when skb was added
  * @session_timer: check if peer keeps Tx-ing on the TID (by timeout value)
  * @head_seq_num: head sequence number in reordering buffer.
  * @stored_mpdu_num: number of MPDUs in reordering buffer
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ struct tid_ampdu_tx {
  */
 struct tid_ampdu_rx {
 	struct sk_buff **reorder_buf;
+	unsigned long *reorder_time;
 	struct timer_list session_timer;
 	u16 head_seq_num;
 	u16 stored_mpdu_num;