diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 697806cf..e1feab8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -498,7 +498,9 @@
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = entry->queue->rt2x00dev;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(entry->skb);
+	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
 	enum data_queue_qid qid = skb_get_queue_mapping(entry->skb);
+	u8 rate_idx, rate_flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * Unmap the skb.
@@ -528,14 +530,18 @@
 	rt2x00dev->link.qual.tx_failed +=
 	    test_bit(TXDONE_FAILURE, &txdesc->flags);
 
+	rate_idx = skbdesc->tx_rate_idx;
+	rate_flags = skbdesc->tx_rate_flags;
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize TX status
 	 */
 	memset(&tx_info->status, 0, sizeof(tx_info->status));
 	tx_info->status.ack_signal = 0;
-	tx_info->status.excessive_retries =
-	    test_bit(TXDONE_EXCESSIVE_RETRY, &txdesc->flags);
-	tx_info->status.retry_count = txdesc->retry;
+	tx_info->status.rates[0].idx = rate_idx;
+	tx_info->status.rates[0].flags = rate_flags;
+	tx_info->status.rates[0].count = txdesc->retry + 1;
+	tx_info->status.rates[1].idx = -1; /* terminate */
 
 	if (!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)) {
 		if (test_bit(TXDONE_SUCCESS, &txdesc->flags))
@@ -544,7 +550,7 @@
 			rt2x00dev->low_level_stats.dot11ACKFailureCount++;
 	}
 
-	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS) {
+	if (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS) {
 		if (test_bit(TXDONE_SUCCESS, &txdesc->flags))
 			rt2x00dev->low_level_stats.dot11RTSSuccessCount++;
 		else if (test_bit(TXDONE_FAILURE, &txdesc->flags))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index 9311833..b32d59e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	unsigned int data_length;
 	int retval = 0;
 
-	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
+	if (tx_info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
 		data_length = sizeof(struct ieee80211_cts);
 	else
 		data_length = sizeof(struct ieee80211_rts);
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@
 	 */
 	memcpy(skb->cb, frag_skb->cb, sizeof(skb->cb));
 	rts_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS;
-	rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
+	rts_info->control.rates[0].flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS;
+	rts_info->control.rates[0].flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT;
 	rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS;
 
-	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
+	if (tx_info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
 		rts_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK;
 	else
 		rts_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK;
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		data_length += rt2x00crypto_tx_overhead(tx_info);
 #endif /* CONFIG_RT2X00_LIB_CRYPTO */
 
-	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
+	if (tx_info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
 		ieee80211_ctstoself_get(rt2x00dev->hw, tx_info->control.vif,
 					frag_skb->data, data_length, tx_info,
 					(struct ieee80211_cts *)(skb->data));
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@
 	 * inside the hardware.
 	 */
 	frame_control = le16_to_cpu(ieee80211hdr->frame_control);
-	if ((tx_info->flags & (IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS |
-			       IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)) &&
+	if ((tx_info->control.rates[0].flags & (IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS |
+						IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)) &&
 	    !rt2x00dev->ops->hw->set_rts_threshold) {
 		if (rt2x00queue_available(queue) <= 1)
 			goto exit_fail;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
index 451d410..070786e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -230,8 +230,15 @@
 	/*
 	 * Determine retry information.
 	 */
-	txdesc->retry_limit = tx_info->control.retry_limit;
-	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_LONG_RETRY_LIMIT)
+	txdesc->retry_limit = tx_info->control.rates[0].count - 1;
+	/*
+	 * XXX: If at this point we knew whether the HW is going to use
+	 *	the RETRY_MODE bit or the retry_limit (currently all
+	 *	use the RETRY_MODE bit) we could do something like b43
+	 *	does, set the RETRY_MODE bit when the RC algorithm is
+	 *	requesting more than the long retry limit.
+	 */
+	if (tx_info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)
 		__set_bit(ENTRY_TXD_RETRY_MODE, &txdesc->flags);
 
 	/*
@@ -371,10 +378,12 @@
 
 int rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame(struct data_queue *queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
 	struct queue_entry *entry = rt2x00queue_get_entry(queue, Q_INDEX);
 	struct txentry_desc txdesc;
 	struct skb_frame_desc *skbdesc;
 	unsigned int iv_len = 0;
+	u8 rate_idx, rate_flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(rt2x00queue_full(queue)))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -399,13 +408,18 @@
 		iv_len = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.hw_key->iv_len;
 
 	/*
-	 * All information is retreived from the skb->cb array,
+	 * All information is retrieved from the skb->cb array,
 	 * now we should claim ownership of the driver part of that
-	 * array.
+	 * array, preserving the bitrate index and flags.
 	 */
+	tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	rate_idx = tx_info->control.rates[0].idx;
+	rate_flags = tx_info->control.rates[0].flags;
 	skbdesc = get_skb_frame_desc(entry->skb);
 	memset(skbdesc, 0, sizeof(*skbdesc));
 	skbdesc->entry = entry;
+	skbdesc->tx_rate_idx = rate_idx;
+	skbdesc->tx_rate_flags = rate_flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * When hardware encryption is supported, and this frame
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
index 9dbf04f..4d3c724 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
  *
  * @flags: Frame flags, see &enum skb_frame_desc_flags.
  * @desc_len: Length of the frame descriptor.
+ * @tx_rate_idx: the index of the TX rate, used for TX status reporting
+ * @tx_rate_flags: the TX rate flags, used for TX status reporting
  * @desc: Pointer to descriptor part of the frame.
  *	Note that this pointer could point to something outside
  *	of the scope of the skb->data pointer.
@@ -113,9 +115,12 @@
  * @entry: The entry to which this sk buffer belongs.
  */
 struct skb_frame_desc {
-	unsigned int flags;
+	u8 flags;
 
-	unsigned int desc_len;
+	u8 desc_len;
+	u8 tx_rate_idx;
+	u8 tx_rate_flags;
+
 	void *desc;
 
 	__le32 iv;