diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 66cbfe46428d..01dfd22e45fd 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -4837,6 +4837,10 @@ struct rate_control_ops {
 	void (*free_sta)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			 void *priv_sta);
 
+	void (*tx_status_noskb)(void *priv,
+				struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
+				struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
+				struct ieee80211_tx_info *info);
 	void (*tx_status)(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 			  struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
 			  struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.h b/net/mac80211/rate.h
index 18babe302832..dd25964a300a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.h
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ static inline void rate_control_tx_status(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	struct rate_control_ref *ref = local->rate_ctrl;
 	struct ieee80211_sta *ista = &sta->sta;
 	void *priv_sta = sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
 	if (!ref || !test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_RATE_CONTROL))
 		return;
 
-	ref->ops->tx_status(ref->priv, sband, ista, priv_sta, skb);
+	if (ref->ops->tx_status)
+		ref->ops->tx_status(ref->priv, sband, ista, priv_sta, skb);
+	else
+		ref->ops->tx_status_noskb(ref->priv, sband, ista, priv_sta, info);
 }