diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index e777c2a6568ff6068e5a58ac3f69775b0eb2e930..b6865d88448761ff9a679b36e25d764da9669768 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2555,7 +2555,6 @@ int ieee80211_add_srates_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 		if (need_basic && basic_rates & BIT(i))
 			basic = 0x80;
-		rate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate;
 		rate = DIV_ROUND_UP(sband->bitrates[i].bitrate,
 				    5 * (1 << shift));
 		*pos++ = basic | (u8) rate;