diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index fb86e2c..ebcc497 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_TIMESTAMP,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_REQ_TIMESTAMP, &txdesc->flags));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_OFDM,
-			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE, &txdesc->flags));
+			   (txdesc->rate_mode == RATE_MODE_OFDM));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_CIPHER_OWNER, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_IFS, txdesc->ifs);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_RETRY_MODE,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 7b97160..e992bad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_TIMESTAMP,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_REQ_TIMESTAMP, &txdesc->flags));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_OFDM,
-			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE, &txdesc->flags));
+			   (txdesc->rate_mode == RATE_MODE_OFDM));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_NEW_SEQ,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_FIRST_FRAGMENT, &txdesc->flags));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_IFS, txdesc->ifs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
index f4a9513..67140e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -314,9 +314,13 @@
 	} else
 		txdesc->ifs = IFS_SIFS;
 
+	/*
+	 * Determine rate modulation.
+	 */
 	hwrate = rt2x00_get_rate(rate->hw_value);
+	txdesc->rate_mode = RATE_MODE_CCK;
 	if (hwrate->flags & DEV_RATE_OFDM)
-		__set_bit(ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE, &txdesc->flags);
+		txdesc->rate_mode = RATE_MODE_OFDM;
 
 	/*
 	 * Apply TX descriptor handling by components
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
index 2829371..5a9d2c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.h
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@
  *
  * @ENTRY_TXD_RTS_FRAME: This frame is a RTS frame.
  * @ENTRY_TXD_CTS_FRAME: This frame is a CTS-to-self frame.
- * @ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE: This frame is send out with an OFDM rate.
  * @ENTRY_TXD_GENERATE_SEQ: This frame requires sequence counter.
  * @ENTRY_TXD_FIRST_FRAGMENT: This is the first frame.
  * @ENTRY_TXD_MORE_FRAG: This frame is followed by another fragment.
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@
 enum txentry_desc_flags {
 	ENTRY_TXD_RTS_FRAME,
 	ENTRY_TXD_CTS_FRAME,
-	ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE,
 	ENTRY_TXD_GENERATE_SEQ,
 	ENTRY_TXD_FIRST_FRAGMENT,
 	ENTRY_TXD_MORE_FRAG,
@@ -263,6 +261,7 @@
  * @length_low: PLCP length low word.
  * @signal: PLCP signal.
  * @service: PLCP service.
+ * @rate_mode: Rate mode (See @enum rate_modulation).
  * @retry_limit: Max number of retries.
  * @aifs: AIFS value.
  * @ifs: IFS value.
@@ -282,6 +281,8 @@
 	u16 signal;
 	u16 service;
 
+	u16 rate_mode;
+
 	short retry_limit;
 	short aifs;
 	short ifs;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00reg.h
index c2fba7c..93f8427 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00reg.h
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@
 };
 
 /*
+ * Rate modulations
+ */
+enum rate_modulation {
+	RATE_MODE_CCK = 0,
+	RATE_MODE_OFDM = 1,
+	RATE_MODE_HT_MIX = 2,
+	RATE_MODE_HT_GREENFIELD = 3,
+};
+
+/*
  * Register handlers.
  * We store the position of a register field inside a field structure,
  * This will simplify the process of setting and reading a certain field
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 875bcdc..82d35a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_TIMESTAMP,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_REQ_TIMESTAMP, &txdesc->flags));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_OFDM,
-			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE, &txdesc->flags));
+			   (txdesc->rate_mode == RATE_MODE_OFDM));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_IFS, txdesc->ifs);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_RETRY_MODE,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_RETRY_MODE, &txdesc->flags));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index c265810..2b70c01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_TIMESTAMP,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_REQ_TIMESTAMP, &txdesc->flags));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_OFDM,
-			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_OFDM_RATE, &txdesc->flags));
+			   (txdesc->rate_mode == RATE_MODE_OFDM));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_IFS, txdesc->ifs);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&word, TXD_W0_RETRY_MODE,
 			   test_bit(ENTRY_TXD_RETRY_MODE, &txdesc->flags));