diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
index 4cd284209d160cca682ce7c18b76249e8d637d86..1f49561d3ddc6642af4d986d6c36718994c42714 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
@@ -1072,9 +1072,10 @@ static void rt2400pci_fill_rxdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 
 	/*
 	 * Obtain the status about this packet.
-	 * The signal is the PLCP value.
+	 * The signal is the PLCP value, and needs to be stripped
+	 * of the preamble bit (0x08).
 	 */
-	rxdesc->signal = rt2x00_get_field32(word2, RXD_W2_SIGNAL);
+	rxdesc->signal = rt2x00_get_field32(word2, RXD_W2_SIGNAL) & ~0x08;
 	rxdesc->signal_plcp = 1;
 	rxdesc->rssi = rt2x00_get_field32(word2, RXD_W3_RSSI) -
 	    entry->queue->rt2x00dev->rssi_offset;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index a885254d2e85cf1133fbe8ed3ea7784881385cd1..b81efc9b058d7af5ae6bbe1d8569ec39f16a1bfd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -573,13 +573,6 @@ void rt2x00lib_rxdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	int idx = -1;
 	u16 fc;
 
-	/*
-	 * If the signal is the plcp value,
-	 * we need to strip the preamble bit (0x08).
-	 */
-	if (rxdesc->signal_plcp)
-		rxdesc->signal &= ~0x08;
-
 	/*
 	 * Update RX statistics.
 	 */