diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
index d241670..28ebaec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwl8k.c
@@ -289,10 +289,17 @@
 #define MWL8K_VIF(_vif) ((struct mwl8k_vif *)&((_vif)->drv_priv))
 #define IEEE80211_KEY_CONF(_u8) ((struct ieee80211_key_conf *)(_u8))
 
+struct tx_traffic_info {
+	u32 start_time;
+	u32 pkts;
+};
+
+#define MWL8K_MAX_TID 8
 struct mwl8k_sta {
 	/* Index into station database. Returned by UPDATE_STADB.  */
 	u8 peer_id;
 	u8 is_ampdu_allowed;
+	struct tx_traffic_info tx_stats[MWL8K_MAX_TID];
 };
 #define MWL8K_STA(_sta) ((struct mwl8k_sta *)&((_sta)->drv_priv))
 
@@ -1754,6 +1761,41 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+#define MWL8K_AMPDU_PACKET_THRESHOLD 64
+static inline bool mwl8k_ampdu_allowed(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u8 tid)
+{
+	struct mwl8k_sta *sta_info = MWL8K_STA(sta);
+	struct tx_traffic_info *tx_stats;
+
+	BUG_ON(tid >= MWL8K_MAX_TID);
+	tx_stats = &sta_info->tx_stats[tid];
+
+	return sta_info->is_ampdu_allowed &&
+		tx_stats->pkts > MWL8K_AMPDU_PACKET_THRESHOLD;
+}
+
+static inline void mwl8k_tx_count_packet(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u8 tid)
+{
+	struct mwl8k_sta *sta_info = MWL8K_STA(sta);
+	struct tx_traffic_info *tx_stats;
+
+	BUG_ON(tid >= MWL8K_MAX_TID);
+	tx_stats = &sta_info->tx_stats[tid];
+
+	if (tx_stats->start_time == 0)
+		tx_stats->start_time = jiffies;
+
+	/* reset the packet count after each second elapses.  If the number of
+	 * packets ever exceeds the ampdu_min_traffic threshold, we will allow
+	 * an ampdu stream to be started.
+	 */
+	if (jiffies - tx_stats->start_time > HZ) {
+		tx_stats->pkts = 0;
+		tx_stats->start_time = 0;
+	} else
+		tx_stats->pkts++;
+}
+
 static void
 mwl8k_txq_xmit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int index, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -1840,6 +1882,7 @@
 	    skb->protocol != cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE) &&
 	    sta->ht_cap.ht_supported && priv->ap_fw) {
 		tid = qos & 0xf;
+		mwl8k_tx_count_packet(sta, tid);
 		spin_lock(&priv->stream_lock);
 		stream = mwl8k_lookup_stream(hw, sta->addr, tid);
 		if (stream != NULL) {
@@ -1880,7 +1923,7 @@
 			 * prevents sequence number mismatch at the recepient
 			 * as described above.
 			 */
-			if (MWL8K_STA(sta)->is_ampdu_allowed) {
+			if (mwl8k_ampdu_allowed(sta, tid)) {
 				stream = mwl8k_add_stream(hw, sta, tid);
 				if (stream != NULL)
 					start_ba_session = true;