diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 2b1f1f3d6a58657a00403183cb0fc0c7b1e09489..a9d40584e383ef8348579de3830666bdf01d189f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ieee80211_bss_info_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 {
 	struct cfg80211_bss *cbss;
 	struct ieee80211_bss *bss;
-	int clen;
+	int clen, srlen;
 	s32 signal = 0;
 
 	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM)
@@ -113,23 +113,24 @@ ieee80211_bss_info_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		bss->dtim_period = tim_ie->dtim_period;
 	}
 
-	bss->supp_rates_len = 0;
+	/* replace old supported rates if we get new values */
+	srlen = 0;
 	if (elems->supp_rates) {
-		clen = IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES - bss->supp_rates_len;
+		clen = IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES;
 		if (clen > elems->supp_rates_len)
 			clen = elems->supp_rates_len;
-		memcpy(&bss->supp_rates[bss->supp_rates_len], elems->supp_rates,
-		       clen);
-		bss->supp_rates_len += clen;
+		memcpy(bss->supp_rates, elems->supp_rates, clen);
+		srlen += clen;
 	}
 	if (elems->ext_supp_rates) {
-		clen = IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES - bss->supp_rates_len;
+		clen = IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES - srlen;
 		if (clen > elems->ext_supp_rates_len)
 			clen = elems->ext_supp_rates_len;
-		memcpy(&bss->supp_rates[bss->supp_rates_len],
-		       elems->ext_supp_rates, clen);
-		bss->supp_rates_len += clen;
+		memcpy(bss->supp_rates + srlen, elems->ext_supp_rates, clen);
+		srlen += clen;
 	}
+	if (srlen)
+		bss->supp_rates_len = srlen;
 
 	bss->wmm_used = elems->wmm_param || elems->wmm_info;
 	bss->uapsd_supported = is_uapsd_supported(elems);