diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index e6e574a307c8f3fd552329379919aaf9d071245d..00ba90b02ab2ab79c01d58dc5ba25785993f8dd6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 					sta, true, acked);
 
 		if ((local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL) &&
+		    (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control)) &&
 		    (rates_idx != -1))
 			sta->last_tx_rate = info->status.rates[rates_idx];