diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 8f9c3bd..fa7d37c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -326,22 +326,33 @@
 	u32 tx_time, estimated_retx;
 	u64 result;
 
-	if (sta->mesh->fail_avg >= 100)
-		return MAX_METRIC;
+	/* Try to get rate based on HW/SW RC algorithm.
+	 * Rate is returned in units of Kbps, correct this
+	 * to comply with airtime calculation units
+	 * Round up in case we get rate < 100Kbps
+	 */
+	rate = DIV_ROUND_UP(sta_get_expected_throughput(sta), 100);
 
-	sta_set_rate_info_tx(sta, &sta->tx_stats.last_rate, &rinfo);
-	rate = cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(&rinfo);
-	if (WARN_ON(!rate))
-		return MAX_METRIC;
+	if (rate) {
+		err = 0;
+	} else {
+		if (sta->mesh->fail_avg >= 100)
+			return MAX_METRIC;
 
-	err = (sta->mesh->fail_avg << ARITH_SHIFT) / 100;
+		sta_set_rate_info_tx(sta, &sta->tx_stats.last_rate, &rinfo);
+		rate = cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(&rinfo);
+		if (WARN_ON(!rate))
+			return MAX_METRIC;
+
+		err = (sta->mesh->fail_avg << ARITH_SHIFT) / 100;
+	}
 
 	/* bitrate is in units of 100 Kbps, while we need rate in units of
 	 * 1Mbps. This will be corrected on tx_time computation.
 	 */
 	tx_time = (device_constant + 10 * test_frame_len / rate);
 	estimated_retx = ((1 << (2 * ARITH_SHIFT)) / (s_unit - err));
-	result = (tx_time * estimated_retx) >> (2 * ARITH_SHIFT) ;
+	result = (tx_time * estimated_retx) >> (2 * ARITH_SHIFT);
 	return (u32)result;
 }