diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
index ac34a055c713269c1b6b3cd50aeeb209dbbaedad..0e79e58cf4c96fb4704390645b0974516d995828 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ static void ath_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 
 static void ath_rate_update(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
-			    u32 changed)
+			    u32 changed, enum nl80211_channel_type oper_chan_type)
 {
 	struct ath_softc *sc = priv;
 	struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv = priv_sta;
@@ -1340,8 +1340,8 @@ static void ath_rate_update(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 		if (sc->sc_ah->opmode != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
 			return;
 
-		if (sc->hw->conf.channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS ||
-		    sc->hw->conf.channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS)
+		if (oper_chan_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS ||
+		    oper_chan_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS)
 			oper_cw40 = true;
 
 		oper_sgi40 = (sta->ht_cap.cap & IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40) ?
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 80eb7cc42ce94760385537455cbc495d6c3a483c..45d7d44d7cbe401ff92050f31531c2526a774b30 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2426,7 +2426,8 @@ struct rate_control_ops {
 			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta);
 	void (*rate_update)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 			    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-			    void *priv_sta, u32 changed);
+			    void *priv_sta, u32 changed,
+			    enum nl80211_channel_type oper_chan_type);
 	void (*free_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			 void *priv_sta);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 5a268761e4c5653b541a12f98cc9a96270d1c67e..0ab284c32135b42072da7e409a1856fe871bbd57 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ static u32 ieee80211_enable_ht(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		sta = sta_info_get(sdata, bssid);
 		if (sta)
 			rate_control_rate_update(local, sband, sta,
-						 IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED);
+						 IEEE80211_RC_HT_CHANGED,
+						 local->oper_channel_type);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
         }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.h b/net/mac80211/rate.h
index b6108bca96d4818d9beb23d381986274446ce282..065a96190e32a28409dda91110d929f9690c2f64 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.h
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ static inline void rate_control_rate_init(struct sta_info *sta)
 
 static inline void rate_control_rate_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				    struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
-				    struct sta_info *sta, u32 changed)
+				    struct sta_info *sta, u32 changed,
+				    enum nl80211_channel_type oper_chan_type)
 {
 	struct rate_control_ref *ref = local->rate_ctrl;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *ista = &sta->sta;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ static inline void rate_control_rate_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	if (ref && ref->ops->rate_update)
 		ref->ops->rate_update(ref->priv, sband, ista,
-				      priv_sta, changed);
+				      priv_sta, changed, oper_chan_type);
 }
 
 static inline void *rate_control_alloc_sta(struct rate_control_ref *ref,