diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index a5e5c31c23abf3d23bca0d0ce9186e1776249215..4adba09e80ca8d23fe8c3b15112ca7e183a86d75 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -665,6 +665,26 @@ static void ieee80211_authenticate(struct net_device *dev,
 	mod_timer(&ifsta->timer, jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
+static int ieee80211_compatible_rates(struct ieee80211_sta_bss *bss,
+				      struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				      u64 *rates)
+{
+	int i, j, count;
+	*rates = 0;
+	count = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < bss->supp_rates_len; i++) {
+		int rate = (bss->supp_rates[i] & 0x7F) * 5;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < sband->n_bitrates; j++)
+			if (sband->bitrates[j].bitrate == rate) {
+				*rates |= BIT(j);
+				count++;
+				break;
+			}
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
 
 static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct net_device *dev,
 				 struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta)
@@ -673,11 +693,12 @@ static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct net_device *dev,
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt;
 	u8 *pos, *ies;
-	int i, len;
+	int i, len, count, rates_len, supp_rates_len;
 	u16 capab;
 	struct ieee80211_sta_bss *bss;
 	int wmm = 0;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+	u64 rates = 0;
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(local->hw.extra_tx_headroom +
 			    sizeof(*mgmt) + 200 + ifsta->extra_ie_len +
@@ -740,24 +761,39 @@ static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct net_device *dev,
 	*pos++ = ifsta->ssid_len;
 	memcpy(pos, ifsta->ssid, ifsta->ssid_len);
 
+	/* all supported rates should be added here but some APs
+	 * (e.g. D-Link DAP 1353 in b-only mode) don't like that
+	 * Therefore only add rates the AP supports */
+	rates_len = ieee80211_compatible_rates(bss, sband, &rates);
+	supp_rates_len = rates_len;
+	if (supp_rates_len > 8)
+		supp_rates_len = 8;
+
 	len = sband->n_bitrates;
-	if (len > 8)
-		len = 8;
-	pos = skb_put(skb, len + 2);
+	pos = skb_put(skb, supp_rates_len + 2);
 	*pos++ = WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES;
-	*pos++ = len;
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		int rate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate;
-		*pos++ = (u8) (rate / 5);
-	}
+	*pos++ = supp_rates_len;
 
-	if (sband->n_bitrates > len) {
-		pos = skb_put(skb, sband->n_bitrates - len + 2);
-		*pos++ = WLAN_EID_EXT_SUPP_RATES;
-		*pos++ = sband->n_bitrates - len;
-		for (i = len; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
+	count = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
+		if (BIT(i) & rates) {
 			int rate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate;
 			*pos++ = (u8) (rate / 5);
+			if (++count == 8)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (count == 8) {
+		pos = skb_put(skb, rates_len - count + 2);
+		*pos++ = WLAN_EID_EXT_SUPP_RATES;
+		*pos++ = rates_len - count;
+
+		for (i++; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
+			if (BIT(i) & rates) {
+				int rate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate;
+				*pos++ = (u8) (rate / 5);
+			}
 		}
 	}