diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index d0caf1de2bdec5f57c20f58c69962069fa955937..ec9bad2d95100e8e3cc4400686f5d1184a6a10dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ static void ath_buf_set_rate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 		int phy;
 
 		if (!rates[i].count || (rates[i].idx < 0))
-			continue;
+			break;
 
 		rix = rates[i].idx;
 		info->rates[i].Tries = rates[i].count;