diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 9406f687cffb..de50dc8712c0 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -994,8 +994,9 @@ enum mac80211_tx_info_flags {
  *	of their QoS TID or other priority field values.
  * @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_MCAST_MLO_FIRST_TX: first MLO TX, used mostly internally
  *	for sequence number assignment
- * @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SCAN_TX: Indicates that this frame is transmitted
- *	due to scanning, not in normal operation on the interface.
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_USE_RATE_MASK: Don't use rate mask for this frame
+ *	which is transmitted due to scanning or offchannel TX, not in normal
+ *	operation on the interface.
  * @IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_MLO_LINK: If not @IEEE80211_LINK_UNSPECIFIED, this
  *	frame should be transmitted on the specific link. This really is
  *	only relevant for frames that do not have data present, and is
@@ -1016,7 +1017,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_NO_SEQNO		= BIT(7),
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_REORDER		= BIT(8),
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_MCAST_MLO_FIRST_TX	= BIT(9),
-	IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SCAN_TX		= BIT(10),
+	IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_USE_RATE_MASK	= BIT(10),
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_MLO_LINK		= 0xf0000000,
 };
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/offchannel.c b/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
index 28d03196ef75..29fab7ae47b4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
@@ -997,6 +997,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 	}
 
 	IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = flags;
+	IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_USE_RATE_MASK;
 
 	skb->dev = sdata->dev;
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 4dc1def69548..3dc9752188d5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ void ieee80211_get_tx_rates(struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	if (ieee80211_is_tx_data(skb))
 		rate_control_apply_mask(sdata, sta, sband, dest, max_rates);
 
-	if (!(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SCAN_TX))
+	if (!(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_USE_RATE_MASK))
 		mask = sdata->rc_rateidx_mask[info->band];
 
 	if (dest[0].idx < 0)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index b5f2df61c7f6..1c5d99975ad0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static void ieee80211_send_scan_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SN_TO_SEQ(sn));
 		}
 		IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= tx_flags;
-		IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SCAN_TX;
+		IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->control.flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_USE_RATE_MASK;
 		ieee80211_tx_skb_tid_band(sdata, skb, 7, channel->band);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 72a9ba8bc5fd..0c79584922cc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	txrc.skb = tx->skb;
 	txrc.reported_rate.idx = -1;
 
-	if (unlikely(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_SCAN_TX)) {
+	if (unlikely(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_DONT_USE_RATE_MASK)) {
 		txrc.rate_idx_mask = ~0;
 	} else {
 		txrc.rate_idx_mask = tx->sdata->rc_rateidx_mask[info->band];