diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 2e45b81dd0a31ad344a41d218aa4df241c9e8b3d..37002cfbe87292f24323ded103372a826f9ff127 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -807,6 +807,8 @@ static int rs_rate_from_ucode_rate(const u32 ucode_rate,
 		rate->ldpc = true;
 	if (ucode_rate & RATE_MCS_VHT_STBC_MSK)
 		rate->stbc = true;
+	if (ucode_rate & RATE_MCS_BF_MSK)
+		rate->bfer = true;
 
 	rate->bw = ucode_rate & RATE_MCS_CHAN_WIDTH_MSK;
 
@@ -816,7 +818,9 @@ static int rs_rate_from_ucode_rate(const u32 ucode_rate,
 
 		if (nss == 1) {
 			rate->type = LQ_HT_SISO;
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(!rate->stbc && num_of_ant != 1);
+			WARN_ONCE(!rate->stbc && !rate->bfer && num_of_ant != 1,
+				  "stbc %d bfer %d",
+				  rate->stbc, rate->bfer);
 		} else if (nss == 2) {
 			rate->type = LQ_HT_MIMO2;
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(num_of_ant != 2);
@@ -829,7 +833,9 @@ static int rs_rate_from_ucode_rate(const u32 ucode_rate,
 
 		if (nss == 1) {
 			rate->type = LQ_VHT_SISO;
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(!rate->stbc && num_of_ant != 1);
+			WARN_ONCE(!rate->stbc && !rate->bfer && num_of_ant != 1,
+				  "stbc %d bfer %d",
+				  rate->stbc, rate->bfer);
 		} else if (nss == 2) {
 			rate->type = LQ_VHT_MIMO2;
 			WARN_ON_ONCE(num_of_ant != 2);
@@ -1008,13 +1014,32 @@ static void rs_get_lower_rate_down_column(struct iwl_lq_sta *lq_sta,
 		rs_get_lower_rate_in_column(lq_sta, rate);
 }
 
-/* Check if both rates are identical */
+/* Check if both rates are identical
+ * allow_ant_mismatch enables matching a SISO rate on ANT_A or ANT_B
+ * with a rate indicating STBC/BFER and ANT_AB.
+ */
 static inline bool rs_rate_equal(struct rs_rate *a,
-				 struct rs_rate *b)
-{
+				 struct rs_rate *b,
+				 bool allow_ant_mismatch)
+
+{
+	bool ant_match = (a->ant == b->ant) && (a->stbc == b->stbc) &&
+		(a->bfer == b->bfer);
+
+	if (allow_ant_mismatch) {
+		if (a->stbc || a->bfer) {
+			WARN_ONCE(a->ant != ANT_AB, "stbc %d bfer %d ant %d",
+				  a->stbc, a->bfer, a->ant);
+			ant_match |= (b->ant == ANT_A || b->ant == ANT_B);
+		} else if (b->stbc || b->bfer) {
+			WARN_ONCE(b->ant != ANT_AB, "stbc %d bfer %d ant %d",
+				  b->stbc, b->bfer, b->ant);
+			ant_match |= (a->ant == ANT_A || a->ant == ANT_B);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return (a->type == b->type) && (a->bw == b->bw) && (a->sgi == b->sgi) &&
-		(a->ldpc == b->ldpc) && (a->index == b->index) &&
-		(a->ant == b->ant);
+		(a->ldpc == b->ldpc) && (a->index == b->index) && ant_match;
 }
 
 /* Check if both rates share the same column */
@@ -1023,7 +1048,7 @@ static inline bool rs_rate_column_match(struct rs_rate *a,
 {
 	bool ant_match;
 
-	if (a->stbc)
+	if (a->stbc || a->bfer)
 		ant_match = (b->ant == ANT_A || b->ant == ANT_B);
 	else
 		ant_match = (a->ant == b->ant);
@@ -1061,6 +1086,8 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_tx_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 	u32 tx_resp_hwrate = (uintptr_t)info->status.status_driver_data[1];
 	struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 	struct iwl_lq_sta *lq_sta = &mvmsta->lq_sta;
+	bool allow_ant_mismatch = mvm->fw->ucode_capa.api[0] &
+		IWL_UCODE_TLV_API_LQ_SS_PARAMS;
 
 	/* Treat uninitialized rate scaling data same as non-existing. */
 	if (!lq_sta) {
@@ -1110,7 +1137,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_tx_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 	rs_rate_from_ucode_rate(tx_resp_hwrate, info->band, &tx_resp_rate);
 
 	/* Here we actually compare this rate to the latest LQ command */
-	if (!rs_rate_equal(&tx_resp_rate, &lq_rate)) {
+	if (!rs_rate_equal(&tx_resp_rate, &lq_rate, allow_ant_mismatch)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RATE(mvm,
 			       "initial tx resp rate 0x%x does not match 0x%x\n",
 			       tx_resp_hwrate, lq_hwrate);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h
index dc4ef3dfafe192880bf6f42a9c6ab4901b75d861..4cb278f1394d7361dd35e6a08cbe88a6a257e18f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct rs_rate {
 	bool sgi;
 	bool ldpc;
 	bool stbc;
+	bool bfer;
 };