diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/base.c
index 38e48f39a9ed7abc9ad54d1b05218aead9165eae..28ff1a5b0985d3e25e6ad68bc87b7115298d458e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ static u8 _rtl_get_vht_highest_n_rate(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		else if ((tx_mcs_map  & 0x000c) >> 2 ==
 			IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_8)
 			hw_rate =
-			rtlpriv->cfg->maps[RTL_RC_VHT_RATE_2SS_MCS9];
+			rtlpriv->cfg->maps[RTL_RC_VHT_RATE_2SS_MCS8];
 		else
 			hw_rate =
 			rtlpriv->cfg->maps[RTL_RC_VHT_RATE_2SS_MCS9];
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ static u8 _rtl_get_vht_highest_n_rate(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		else if ((tx_mcs_map  & 0x0003) ==
 			IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_8)
 			hw_rate =
-			rtlpriv->cfg->maps[RTL_RC_VHT_RATE_1SS_MCS9];
+			rtlpriv->cfg->maps[RTL_RC_VHT_RATE_1SS_MCS8];
 		else
 			hw_rate =
 			rtlpriv->cfg->maps[RTL_RC_VHT_RATE_1SS_MCS9];