diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
index 96bfb18078fa14b0013d4b3e93e7544b16639746..d3b099d7898b692b181029c808d41969554035ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <linux/leds.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
index b6a5a08810b83f6b06e568e998e11e6711b9e8e4..878862178e06e7c87deb497a6530537ee9152b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -1067,15 +1067,19 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_prepare(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 
 	last_rssi = priv->rx.last_rssi;
 
-	if (likely(last_rssi != ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER))
-		rxbuf->rxstatus.rs_rssi = ATH_EP_RND(last_rssi,
-						     ATH_RSSI_EP_MULTIPLIER);
+	if (ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control) &&
+	    !is_zero_ether_addr(common->curbssid) &&
+	    ether_addr_equal(hdr->addr3, common->curbssid)) {
+		s8 rssi = rxbuf->rxstatus.rs_rssi;
 
-	if (rxbuf->rxstatus.rs_rssi < 0)
-		rxbuf->rxstatus.rs_rssi = 0;
+		if (likely(last_rssi != ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER))
+			rssi = ATH_EP_RND(last_rssi, ATH_RSSI_EP_MULTIPLIER);
 
-	if (ieee80211_is_beacon(fc))
-		priv->ah->stats.avgbrssi = rxbuf->rxstatus.rs_rssi;
+		if (rssi < 0)
+			rssi = 0;
+
+		priv->ah->stats.avgbrssi = rssi;
+	}
 
 	rx_status->mactime = be64_to_cpu(rxbuf->rxstatus.rs_tstamp);
 	rx_status->band = hw->conf.channel->band;