diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 2079d480cd7b21ee3788f85d6b19c8a34d1550cd..84e0e8c7fb236952dfc1cfcb23204623e80d7867 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 
 	txrc.bss = (tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
 		    tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT ||
-		    tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+		    tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC ||
+		    tx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_OCB);
 
 	/* set up RTS protection if desired */
 	if (len > tx->local->hw.wiphy->rts_threshold) {