diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index ec13bd8d5487..eb5751a45f26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ static bool ath9k_txq_list_has_key(struct list_head *txq_list, u32 keyix)
 			continue;
 
 		txinfo = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(bf->bf_mpdu);
-		fi = (struct ath_frame_info *)&txinfo->rate_driver_data[0];
+		fi = (struct ath_frame_info *)&txinfo->status.status_driver_data[0];
 		if (fi->keyix == keyix)
 			return true;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index c680c7e72b26..fdb2152345eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ static struct ath_frame_info *get_frame_info(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct ath_frame_info) >
-		     sizeof(tx_info->rate_driver_data));
-	return (struct ath_frame_info *) &tx_info->rate_driver_data[0];
+		     sizeof(tx_info->status.status_driver_data));
+	return (struct ath_frame_info *) &tx_info->status.status_driver_data[0];
 }
 
 static void ath_send_bar(struct ath_atx_tid *tid, u16 seqno)
@@ -2498,6 +2498,16 @@ skip_tx_complete:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->tx.txbuflock, flags);
 }
 
+static void ath_clear_tx_status(struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info)
+{
+	void *ptr = &tx_info->status;
+
+	memset(ptr + sizeof(tx_info->status.rates), 0,
+	       sizeof(tx_info->status) -
+	       sizeof(tx_info->status.rates) -
+	       sizeof(tx_info->status.status_driver_data));
+}
+
 static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 			     struct ath_tx_status *ts, int nframes, int nbad,
 			     int txok)
@@ -2509,7 +2519,7 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	u8 i, tx_rateindex;
 
-	ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(tx_info);
+	ath_clear_tx_status(tx_info);
 
 	if (txok)
 		tx_info->status.ack_signal = ts->ts_rssi;
@@ -2525,6 +2535,13 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 	tx_info->status.ampdu_len = nframes;
 	tx_info->status.ampdu_ack_len = nframes - nbad;
 
+	tx_info->status.rates[tx_rateindex].count = ts->ts_longretry + 1;
+
+	for (i = tx_rateindex + 1; i < hw->max_rates; i++) {
+		tx_info->status.rates[i].count = 0;
+		tx_info->status.rates[i].idx = -1;
+	}
+
 	if ((ts->ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT) == 0 &&
 	    (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) == 0) {
 		/*
@@ -2546,13 +2563,6 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 			tx_info->status.rates[tx_rateindex].count =
 				hw->max_rate_tries;
 	}
-
-	for (i = tx_rateindex + 1; i < hw->max_rates; i++) {
-		tx_info->status.rates[i].count = 0;
-		tx_info->status.rates[i].idx = -1;
-	}
-
-	tx_info->status.rates[tx_rateindex].count = ts->ts_longretry + 1;
 }
 
 static void ath_tx_processq(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)