diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
index 84b6067ff6e774604722224752eb0c35dbcead21..6c0a821fe79dc3569c7559143f5e8cfcb0531eeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htt_rx.c
@@ -2229,9 +2229,15 @@ ath10k_update_per_peer_tx_stats(struct ath10k *ar,
 	txrate.mcs = ATH10K_HW_MCS_RATE(peer_stats->ratecode);
 	sgi = ATH10K_HW_GI(peer_stats->flags);
 
-	if (((txrate.flags == WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_HT) ||
-	     (txrate.flags == WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_VHT)) && txrate.mcs > 9) {
-		ath10k_warn(ar, "Invalid mcs %hhd peer stats", txrate.mcs);
+	if (txrate.flags == WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_VHT && txrate.mcs > 9) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "Invalid VHT mcs %hhd peer stats",  txrate.mcs);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (txrate.flags == WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_HT &&
+	    (txrate.mcs > 7 || txrate.nss < 1)) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "Invalid HT mcs %hhd nss %hhd peer stats",
+			    txrate.mcs, txrate.nss);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2254,7 +2260,7 @@ ath10k_update_per_peer_tx_stats(struct ath10k *ar,
 		arsta->txrate.legacy = rate;
 	} else if (txrate.flags == WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_HT) {
 		arsta->txrate.flags = RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS;
-		arsta->txrate.mcs = txrate.mcs;
+		arsta->txrate.mcs = txrate.mcs + 8 * (txrate.nss - 1);
 	} else {
 		arsta->txrate.flags = RATE_INFO_FLAGS_VHT_MCS;
 		arsta->txrate.mcs = txrate.mcs;