diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
index 6b4731c24736..0e3e2b7dd2ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,8 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 			 tx_info_priv->tx.ts_longretry);
 
 	/* Check if aggregation has to be enabled for this tid */
-	if (conf_is_ht(&sc->hw->conf)) {
+	if (conf_is_ht(&sc->hw->conf) &&
+	    !(skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE))) {
 		if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc)) {
 			u8 *qc, tid;
 			struct ath_node *an;