diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 892b18f751cb..5dc163d447f5 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c295a81d0553ab91b196f392ff2c7378ab9d94c4
+refs/heads/master: df7f4ebe75d04faf6d1eb3b910659199002c7476
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00ht.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00ht.c
index 382ab79867dd..c004cd3a8847 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00ht.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00ht.c
@@ -48,9 +48,18 @@ void rt2x00ht_create_tx_descriptor(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	txdesc->stbc =
 	    (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_STBC) >> IEEE80211_TX_CTL_STBC_SHIFT;
 
-	txdesc->mcs = rt2x00_get_rate_mcs(hwrate->mcs);
-	if (txrate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
-		txdesc->mcs |= 0x08;
+	/*
+	 * If IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS is set txrate->idx just contains the
+	 * mcs rate to be used
+	 */
+	if (txrate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS) {
+		txdesc->mcs = txrate->idx;
+	} else {
+		txdesc->mcs = rt2x00_get_rate_mcs(hwrate->mcs);
+		if (txrate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
+			txdesc->mcs |= 0x08;
+	}
+
 
 	/*
 	 * Convert flags