diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index 7e5f271e3c30..4f1c61637ce3 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ void mesh_rmc_free(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 int mesh_rmc_init(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211s_init(void);
 void ieee80211s_update_metric(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-			      struct sta_info *sta, struct sk_buff *skb);
+			      struct sta_info *sta,
+			      struct ieee80211_tx_status *st);
 void ieee80211_mesh_init_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 void ieee80211_mesh_teardown_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 int ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 055ea36ff27b..fab0764c315f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -295,15 +295,12 @@ int mesh_path_error_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 }
 
 void ieee80211s_update_metric(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-		struct sta_info *sta, struct sk_buff *skb)
+			      struct sta_info *sta,
+			      struct ieee80211_tx_status *st)
 {
-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *txinfo = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *txinfo = st->info;
 	int failed;
 
-	if (!ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
-		return;
-
 	failed = !(txinfo->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK);
 
 	/* moving average, scaled to 100.
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index ccac205e5853..bdf131ed5ce8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 		rate_control_tx_status(local, sband, status);
 		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sta->sdata->vif))
-			ieee80211s_update_metric(local, sta, skb);
+			ieee80211s_update_metric(local, sta, status);
 
 		if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_INJECTED) && acked)
 			ieee80211_frame_acked(sta, skb);
@@ -958,6 +958,8 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status_ext(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		}
 
 		rate_control_tx_status(local, sband, status);
+		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sta->sdata->vif))
+			ieee80211s_update_metric(local, sta, status);
 	}
 
 	if (acked || noack_success) {