diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 74053ea79844..07182869df1e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: da6134d2537363775c73e96186c0d5eb9b2c6b1c
+refs/heads/master: 144c0961b47ab07812ec1440adea6d4218b9a6a6
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
index b0946a1ee37d..2ec808e40c96 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
@@ -1793,9 +1793,6 @@ il4965_rs_rate_scale_perform(struct il_priv *il, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK))
 		return;
 
-	if (!sta || !lq_sta)
-		return;
-
 	lq_sta->supp_rates = sta->supp_rates[lq_sta->band];
 
 	tid = il4965_rs_tl_add_packet(lq_sta, hdr);