diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
index 226d70c73fe6..1cc9daf44550 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -2039,7 +2039,6 @@ static void ath_rate_init(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
 	DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DBG_RATE, "%s\n", __func__);
 
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[local->hw.conf.channel->band];
-	sta->txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(local, sband, sta);
 
 	ath_setup_rates(local, sta);
 	if (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_SUPPORT_HT_MODE) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
index f751b9097592..a279bf1dc9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945-rs.c
@@ -334,13 +334,11 @@ static void rs_rate_init(void *priv_rate, void *priv_sta,
 
 	for (i = IWL_RATE_COUNT - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (sta->sta.supp_rates[local->hw.conf.channel->band] & (1 << i)) {
-			sta->txrate_idx = i;
+			rs_sta->last_txrate_idx = i;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
-	rs_sta->last_txrate_idx = sta->txrate_idx;
-
 	/* For 5 GHz band it start at IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE */
 	if (local->hw.conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
 		rs_sta->last_txrate_idx += IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
@@ -809,15 +807,13 @@ static void rs_get_rate(void *priv_rate, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	rs_sta->last_txrate_idx = index;
 	if (sband->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
-		sta->txrate_idx = rs_sta->last_txrate_idx - IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
+		sel->rate_idx = rs_sta->last_txrate_idx - IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
 	else
-		sta->txrate_idx = rs_sta->last_txrate_idx;
+		sel->rate_idx = rs_sta->last_txrate_idx;
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_RATE("leave: %d\n", index);
-
-	sel->rate_idx = sta->txrate_idx;
 }
 
 static struct rate_control_ops rs_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
index f7191a9a7fb7..a8711c314e6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rs.c
@@ -2064,14 +2064,6 @@ out:
 	i = index;
 	lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = i;
 
-	/* sta->txrate_idx is an index to A mode rates which start
-	 * at IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE
-	 */
-	if (lq_sta->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
-		sta->txrate_idx = i - IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
-	else
-		sta->txrate_idx = i;
-
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -2234,7 +2226,6 @@ static void rs_rate_init(void *priv_rate, void *priv_sta,
 
 	lq_sta->flush_timer = 0;
 	lq_sta->supp_rates = sta->sta.supp_rates[sband->band];
-	sta->txrate_idx = 3;
 	for (j = 0; j < LQ_SIZE; j++)
 		for (i = 0; i < IWL_RATE_COUNT; i++)
 			rs_rate_scale_clear_window(&lq_sta->lq_info[j].win[i]);
@@ -2269,11 +2260,11 @@ static void rs_rate_init(void *priv_rate, void *priv_sta,
 	}
 
 	/* Find highest tx rate supported by hardware and destination station */
+	lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = 3;
 	for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++)
 		if (sta->sta.supp_rates[sband->band] & BIT(i))
-			sta->txrate_idx = i;
+			lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = i;
 
-	lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = sta->txrate_idx;
 	/* For MODE_IEEE80211A, skip over cck rates in global rate table */
 	if (local->hw.conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
 		lq_sta->last_txrate_idx += IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 15a5c99270a8..501c7831adb4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static u32 airtime_link_metric_get(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	/* bitrate is in units of 100 Kbps, while we need rate in units of
 	 * 1Mbps. This will be corrected on tx_time computation.
 	 */
-	rate = sband->bitrates[sta->txrate_idx].bitrate;
+	rate = sband->bitrates[sta->last_txrate_idx].bitrate;
 	tx_time = (device_constant + 10 * test_frame_len / rate);
 	estimated_retx = ((1 << (2 * ARITH_SHIFT)) / (s_unit - err));
 	result = (tx_time * estimated_retx) >> (2 * ARITH_SHIFT) ;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid.h b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid.h
index 0a9135b974b5..ffafc5da572e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid.h
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ struct rc_pid_sta_info {
 	u32 tx_num_failed;
 	u32 tx_num_xmit;
 
+	int txrate_idx;
+
 	/* Average failed frames percentage error (i.e. actual vs. target
 	 * percentage), scaled by RC_PID_SMOOTHING. This value is computed
 	 * using using an exponential weighted average technique:
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
index 24e44f521302..bc1c4569caa1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static void rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	int cur_sorted, new_sorted, probe, tmp, n_bitrates, band;
-	int cur = sta->txrate_idx;
+	struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = (void *)sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
+	int cur = spinfo->txrate_idx;
 
 	sdata = sta->sdata;
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[local->hw.conf.channel->band];
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ static void rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	/* Fit the rate found to the nearest supported rate. */
 	do {
 		if (rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[tmp].index)) {
-			sta->txrate_idx = rinfo[tmp].index;
+			spinfo->txrate_idx = rinfo[tmp].index;
 			break;
 		}
 		if (adj < 0)
@@ -121,9 +122,9 @@ static void rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	} while (tmp < n_bitrates && tmp >= 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
-	rate_control_pid_event_rate_change(
-		&((struct rc_pid_sta_info *)sta->rate_ctrl_priv)->events,
-		sta->txrate_idx, sband->bitrates[sta->txrate_idx].bitrate);
+	rate_control_pid_event_rate_change(&spinfo->events,
+		spinfo->txrate_idx,
+		sband->bitrates[spinfo->txrate_idx].bitrate);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -190,16 +191,16 @@ static void rate_control_pid_sample(struct rc_pid_info *pinfo,
 	spinfo->tx_num_failed = 0;
 
 	/* If we just switched rate, update the rate behaviour info. */
-	if (pinfo->oldrate != sta->txrate_idx) {
+	if (pinfo->oldrate != spinfo->txrate_idx) {
 
 		i = rinfo[pinfo->oldrate].rev_index;
-		j = rinfo[sta->txrate_idx].rev_index;
+		j = rinfo[spinfo->txrate_idx].rev_index;
 
 		tmp = (pf - spinfo->last_pf);
 		tmp = RC_PID_DO_ARITH_RIGHT_SHIFT(tmp, RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT);
 
 		rinfo[j].diff = rinfo[i].diff + tmp;
-		pinfo->oldrate = sta->txrate_idx;
+		pinfo->oldrate = spinfo->txrate_idx;
 	}
 	rate_control_pid_normalize(pinfo, sband->n_bitrates);
 
@@ -252,19 +253,20 @@ static void rate_control_pid_tx_status(void *priv, struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!sta)
 		goto unlock;
 
+	spinfo = sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
+
 	/* Don't update the state if we're not controlling the rate. */
 	sdata = sta->sdata;
 	if (sdata->force_unicast_rateidx > -1) {
-		sta->txrate_idx = sdata->max_ratectrl_rateidx;
+		spinfo->txrate_idx = sdata->max_ratectrl_rateidx;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
 	/* Ignore all frames that were sent with a different rate than the rate
 	 * we currently advise mac80211 to use. */
-	if (info->tx_rate_idx != sta->txrate_idx)
+	if (info->tx_rate_idx != spinfo->txrate_idx)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	spinfo = sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
 	spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
@@ -301,6 +303,7 @@ static void rate_control_pid_get_rate(void *priv, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	int rateidx;
 	u16 fc;
@@ -321,10 +324,11 @@ static void rate_control_pid_get_rate(void *priv, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	/* If a forced rate is in effect, select it. */
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(dev);
+	spinfo = (struct rc_pid_sta_info *)sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
 	if (sdata->force_unicast_rateidx > -1)
-		sta->txrate_idx = sdata->force_unicast_rateidx;
+		spinfo->txrate_idx = sdata->force_unicast_rateidx;
 
-	rateidx = sta->txrate_idx;
+	rateidx = spinfo->txrate_idx;
 
 	if (rateidx >= sband->n_bitrates)
 		rateidx = sband->n_bitrates - 1;
@@ -349,9 +353,10 @@ static void rate_control_pid_rate_init(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
 	 * Until that method is implemented, we will use the lowest supported
 	 * rate as a workaround. */
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+	struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = (void *)sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
 
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[local->hw.conf.channel->band];
-	sta->txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(local, sband, sta);
+	spinfo->txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(local, sband, sta);
 	sta->fail_avg = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 4dafa044b2f2..5d8fabf7a68b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ struct sta_info {
 	unsigned long tx_packets;
 	unsigned long tx_bytes;
 	unsigned long tx_fragments;
-	int txrate_idx;
+	unsigned int last_txrate_idx;
 	u16 tid_seq[IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK + 1];
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_COUNTERS
 	unsigned int wme_tx_queue[NUM_RX_DATA_QUEUES];
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 07bf228d0b16..7468495d6f9c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -485,6 +485,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 
 	if (likely(tx->rate_idx < 0)) {
 		rate_control_get_rate(tx->dev, sband, tx->skb, &rsel);
+		if (tx->sta)
+			tx->sta->last_txrate_idx = rsel.rate_idx;
 		tx->rate_idx = rsel.rate_idx;
 		if (unlikely(rsel.probe_idx >= 0)) {
 			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index aef9707700fd..7e0d53abde24 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -636,8 +636,8 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_giwrate(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	sta = sta_info_get(local, sdata->u.sta.bssid);
 
-	if (sta && sta->txrate_idx < sband->n_bitrates)
-		rate->value = sband->bitrates[sta->txrate_idx].bitrate;
+	if (sta && sta->last_txrate_idx < sband->n_bitrates)
+		rate->value = sband->bitrates[sta->last_txrate_idx].bitrate;
 	else
 		rate->value = 0;