diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 93172a6c2827..ceb1b0dd6202 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 43a06b346d1350009c8f7eaa1a2a137395874ca0
+refs/heads/master: d54601b92fbde2a7021a844e1373ba8c778cc0a3
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index 64b81fd554b3..f3aeebb2fd42 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -1174,6 +1174,9 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_bitrate_reply_rx(struct wmi *wmi, u8 *datap, int len)
 		rate = RATE_AUTO;
 	} else {
 		index = reply->rate_index & 0x7f;
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(index > (RATE_MCS_7_40 + 1)))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		sgi = (reply->rate_index & 0x80) ? 1 : 0;
 		rate = wmi_rate_tbl[index][sgi];
 	}