diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 38be97ab7868..0df1a3ffe1b9 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 478622e81c735ecd83d45ee6be3fd45d500aaa3b
+refs/heads/master: 59cf1d65f7d69739a29a16fe678ebc4e1215e9c0
diff --git a/trunk/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/trunk/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index ca52dfdd5375..4b274e9c91a5 100644
--- a/trunk/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/trunk/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ static struct sta_info *mesh_peer_init(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		sta->ch_width = chandef.width;
 	}
 
-	rate_control_rate_init(sta);
+	if (insert)
+		rate_control_rate_init(sta);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);
 
 	if (insert && sta_info_insert(sta))