}
        }
 
-       if (rate_flag & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)
+       if (rate_flag & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS &&
+           !ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control))
                rate = tx_info->control.rates[0].idx + DESC_RATE_MCS0;
        else
                rate = tx_rate->hw_value;
                        tx_desc->txdw1 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_AGG_BREAK);
 
                if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control)) {
-                       tx_desc->txdw5 = cpu_to_le32(tx_rate->hw_value);
+                       tx_desc->txdw5 = cpu_to_le32(rate);
                        tx_desc->txdw4 |=
                                cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_USE_DRIVER_RATE);
                        tx_desc->txdw5 |=
                        tx_desc40->txdw2 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC40_AGG_BREAK);
 
                if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control)) {
-                       tx_desc40->txdw4 = cpu_to_le32(tx_rate->hw_value);
+                       tx_desc40->txdw4 = cpu_to_le32(rate);
                        tx_desc40->txdw3 |=
                                cpu_to_le32(TXDESC40_USE_DRIVER_RATE);
                        tx_desc40->txdw4 |=