diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 8dfebfd..c8216d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -1135,11 +1135,15 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * Obtain the status about this packet.
+	 * When frame was received with an OFDM bitrate,
+	 * the signal is the PLCP value. If it was received with
+	 * a CCK bitrate the signal is the rate in 100kbit/s.
 	 */
+	rxdesc->ofdm = rt2x00_get_field32(word0, RXD_W0_OFDM);
 	rxdesc->signal = rt2x00_get_field32(word1, RXD_W1_SIGNAL);
+	rxdesc->signal_plcp = rxdesc->ofdm;
 	rxdesc->rssi = rt2x00_get_field32(word1, RXD_W1_RSSI) -
 	    entry->queue->rt2x00dev->rssi_offset;
-	rxdesc->ofdm = rt2x00_get_field32(word0, RXD_W0_OFDM);
 	rxdesc->size = rt2x00_get_field32(word0, RXD_W0_DATABYTE_COUNT);
 	rxdesc->my_bss = !!rt2x00_get_field32(word0, RXD_W0_MY_BSS);