diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 1958e4d59b52..92ce173dd0c1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -4933,7 +4933,7 @@ void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 				goto drop;
 			break;
 		case RX_ENC_VHT:
-			if (WARN_ONCE(status->rate_idx > 9 ||
+			if (WARN_ONCE(status->rate_idx > 11 ||
 				      !status->nss ||
 				      status->nss > 8,
 				      "Rate marked as a VHT rate but data is invalid: MCS: %d, NSS: %d\n",