diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
index 35a6b71f358ce7a563f6507b58f0743eb6ded16a..df1540ca6102f641ed491cd50899e5eec17b8963 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
@@ -91,7 +91,10 @@ static void iwlagn_tx_cmd_build_basic(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 		tx_cmd->tid_tspec = qc[0] & 0xf;
 		tx_flags &= ~TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
 	} else {
-		tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
+		if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ)
+			tx_flags |= TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
+		else
+			tx_flags &= ~TX_CMD_FLG_SEQ_CTL_MSK;
 	}
 
 	iwlagn_tx_cmd_protection(priv, info, fc, &tx_flags);