diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 97448d888df9..934e923f1800 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 42e8856092be1db40bd4ae01406d2aaddf4e66fc
+refs/heads/master: 3fc0fbf407967fa8def04d019316553c9ca133e2
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index 59ad47c98897..16a271787b85 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1041,9 +1041,6 @@ static void ath_rc_update_ht(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	/* Monotonicity is kept only for rates below the current rate. */
 	if (ath_rc_priv->per[tx_rate] < last_per) {
 		for (rate = tx_rate - 1; rate >= 0; rate--) {
-			if (rate_table->info[rate].phy !=
-			    rate_table->info[tx_rate].phy)
-				break;
 
 			if (ath_rc_priv->per[rate] >
 			    ath_rc_priv->per[rate+1]) {