diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 63652c39c8e0..01d6407b0279 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -396,6 +396,10 @@ static bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 	int mcast_rate;
 	bool use_basicrate = false;
 
+	if (ieee80211_is_tx_data(txrc->skb) &&
+	    info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!pubsta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) {
 		__rate_control_send_low(txrc->hw, sband, pubsta, info,
 					txrc->rate_idx_mask);