diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
index f783d1377d9a..9f0f437a09b9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.c
@@ -128,8 +128,11 @@ int drv_sta_state(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH &&
 		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
 		ret = drv_sta_add(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
-		if (ret == 0)
+		if (ret == 0) {
 			sta->uploaded = true;
+			if (rcu_access_pointer(sta->sta.rates))
+				drv_sta_rate_tbl_update(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
+		}
 	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
 		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTH) {
 		drv_sta_remove(local, sdata, &sta->sta);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 76f303fda3ed..954b932fd7b8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ int rate_control_set_rates(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (old)
 		kfree_rcu(old, rcu_head);
 
-	drv_sta_rate_tbl_update(hw_to_local(hw), sta->sdata, pubsta);
+	if (sta->uploaded)
+		drv_sta_rate_tbl_update(hw_to_local(hw), sta->sdata, pubsta);
 
 	ieee80211_sta_set_expected_throughput(pubsta, sta_get_expected_throughput(sta));