diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index 59f273bf5b5ec0d8dd0c081e479a64cf23cdaf4a..c90992f613fe1c54de36b9b8fce42e58baa3187b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ static int rt2x00mac_tx_rts_cts(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	memcpy(skb->cb, frag_skb->cb, sizeof(skb->cb));
 	rts_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	rts_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_DO_NOT_ENCRYPT;
+	rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS;
 	rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
 	rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS;