diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 3302df96f8d4..f80efd7ff5ec 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 
 		rate_control_tx_status(local, sband, sta, skb);
+		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sta->sdata->vif))
+			ieee80211s_update_metric(local, sta, skb);
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index eb23fc639b2b..dd1c19319f0a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ void mesh_mgmt_ies_add(struct sk_buff *skb,
 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 *stainfo, struct sk_buff *skb);
 void ieee80211s_stop(void);
 void ieee80211_mesh_init_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 ieee80211_rx_result
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index ef1efd362691..7aeba00ac502 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -201,6 +201,24 @@ int mesh_path_error_tx(u8 *dst, __le32 dst_dsn, u8 *ra,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ieee80211s_update_metric(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+		struct sta_info *stainfo, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *txinfo = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+	int failed;
+
+	if (!ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
+		return;
+
+	failed = !(txinfo->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK);
+
+	/* moving average, scaled to 100 */
+	stainfo->fail_avg = ((80 * stainfo->fail_avg + 5) / 100 + 20 * failed);
+	if (stainfo->fail_avg > 95)
+		mesh_plink_broken(stainfo);
+}
+
 static u32 airtime_link_metric_get(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				   struct sta_info *sta)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
index 007164919e02..7c5142988bbb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
-#include "mesh.h"
 #include "rate.h"
 #include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
 
@@ -156,16 +155,12 @@ minstrel_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 		   struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
-	struct minstrel_priv *mp = (struct minstrel_priv *)priv;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate *ar = info->status.rates;
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(mp->hw);
-	struct sta_info *si;
 	int i, ndx;
 	int success;
 
 	success = !!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK);
-	si = sta_info_get(local, sta->addr);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
 		if (ar[i].idx < 0)
@@ -177,17 +172,8 @@ minstrel_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 
 		mi->r[ndx].attempts += ar[i].count;
 
-		if ((i != IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1) && (ar[i + 1].idx < 0)) {
+		if ((i != IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1) && (ar[i + 1].idx < 0))
 			mi->r[ndx].success += success;
-			if (si) {
-				si->fail_avg = (18050 - mi->r[ndx].probability)
-					/ 180;
-				WARN_ON(si->fail_avg > 100);
-				if (si->fail_avg == 100 &&
-					ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&si->sdata->vif))
-					mesh_plink_broken(si);
-			}
-		}
 	}
 
 	if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE) && (i >= 0))
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
index 8c053be9dc24..f6e25d7d957c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
@@ -169,19 +169,9 @@ static void rate_control_pid_sample(struct rc_pid_info *pinfo,
 	 * still a good measurement and copy it. */
 	if (unlikely(spinfo->tx_num_xmit == 0))
 		pf = spinfo->last_pf;
-	else {
-		/* XXX: BAD HACK!!! */
-		struct sta_info *si = container_of(sta, struct sta_info, sta);
-
+	else
 		pf = spinfo->tx_num_failed * 100 / spinfo->tx_num_xmit;
 
-		if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&si->sdata->vif) && pf == 100)
-			mesh_plink_broken(si);
-		pf <<= RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT;
-		si->fail_avg = ((pf + (spinfo->last_pf << 3)) / 9)
-					>> RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT;
-	}
-
 	spinfo->tx_num_xmit = 0;
 	spinfo->tx_num_failed = 0;
 
@@ -348,9 +338,6 @@ rate_control_pid_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	}
 
 	spinfo->txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
-	/* HACK */
-	si = container_of(sta, struct sta_info, sta);
-	si->fail_avg = 0;
 }
 
 static void *rate_control_pid_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,