diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index 0e79e58cf4c9..3c4b5d2d9e16 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1226,8 +1226,12 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 		long_retry = rate->count - 1;
 	}
 
-	if (!priv_sta || !ieee80211_is_data(fc) ||
-	    !(tx_info->pad[0] & ATH_TX_INFO_UPDATE_RC))
+	if (!priv_sta || !ieee80211_is_data(fc))
+		return;
+
+	/* This packet was aggregated but doesn't carry status info */
+	if ((tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) &&
+	    !(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU))
 		return;
 
 	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
index 4f6d6fd442f4..f4818e4fa4b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ struct ath_rate_priv {
 
 #define ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_INTERNAL	(1 << 0)
 #define ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_PAUSE	(1 << 1)
-#define ATH_TX_INFO_UPDATE_RC		(1 << 2)
 #define ATH_TX_INFO_XRETRY		(1 << 3)
 #define ATH_TX_INFO_UNDERRUN		(1 << 4)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index b2c8207f7bc1..8359362fc51c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1947,10 +1947,10 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_buf *bf, struct ath_desc *ds,
 	tx_rateindex = ds->ds_txstat.ts_rateindex;
 	WARN_ON(tx_rateindex >= hw->max_rates);
 
-	if (update_rc)
-		tx_info->pad[0] |= ATH_TX_INFO_UPDATE_RC;
 	if (ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT)
 		tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED;
+	if ((tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) && update_rc)
+		tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU;
 
 	if ((ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT) == 0 &&
 	    (bf->bf_flags & ATH9K_TXDESC_NOACK) == 0 && update_rc) {