diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
index 66a1eeb279c697f1fc11f0bc0ef17f5fbcd0d40b..21588386a30207598d9d565841f8f4caaaa08d50 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
@@ -608,7 +608,13 @@ minstrel_ht_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
 		return mac80211_minstrel.get_rate(priv, sta, &msp->legacy, txrc);
 
 	info->flags |= mi->tx_flags;
-	sample_idx = minstrel_get_sample_rate(mp, mi);
+
+	/* Don't use EAPOL frames for sampling on non-mrr hw */
+	if (mp->hw->max_rates == 1 &&
+	    txrc->skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE))
+		sample_idx = -1;
+	else
+		sample_idx = minstrel_get_sample_rate(mp, mi);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 	/* use fixed index if set */