diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index c8a6d5fce23cf..a2343df78e920 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -5254,7 +5254,6 @@ rtl8xxxu_fill_txdesc_v1(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 	u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 	u8 tid = qc[0] & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
 	u32 rate = 0;
-	u16 rate_flags = tx_info->control.rates[0].flags;
 	u16 seq_number;
 
 	if (rtl8xxxu_debug & RTL8XXXU_DEBUG_TX)
@@ -5295,10 +5294,10 @@ rtl8xxxu_fill_txdesc_v1(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 	 * rts_rate is zero if RTS/CTS or CTS to SELF are not enabled
 	 */
 	tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(rts_rate << TXDESC32_RTS_RATE_SHIFT);
-	if (ampdu_enable || (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)) {
+	if (ampdu_enable || tx_info->control.use_rts) {
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_RTS_CTS_ENABLE);
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_HW_RTS_ENABLE);
-	} else if (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT) {
+	} else if (tx_info->control.use_cts_prot) {
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_CTS_SELF_ENABLE);
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_HW_RTS_ENABLE);
 	}
@@ -5321,7 +5320,6 @@ rtl8xxxu_fill_txdesc_v2(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 	u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 	u8 tid = qc[0] & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
 	u32 rate = 0;
-	u16 rate_flags = tx_info->control.rates[0].flags;
 	u16 seq_number;
 
 	tx_desc40 = (struct rtl8xxxu_txdesc40 *)tx_desc32;
@@ -5362,13 +5360,14 @@ rtl8xxxu_fill_txdesc_v2(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 		tx_desc40->txdw5 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC40_SHORT_PREAMBLE);
 
 	tx_desc40->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(rts_rate << TXDESC40_RTS_RATE_SHIFT);
+
 	/*
 	 * rts_rate is zero if RTS/CTS or CTS to SELF are not enabled
 	 */
-	if (ampdu_enable || (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)) {
+	if (ampdu_enable || tx_info->control.use_rts) {
 		tx_desc40->txdw3 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC40_RTS_CTS_ENABLE);
 		tx_desc40->txdw3 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC40_HW_RTS_ENABLE);
-	} else if (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT) {
+	} else if (tx_info->control.use_cts_prot) {
 		/*
 		 * For some reason the vendor driver doesn't set
 		 * TXDESC40_HW_RTS_ENABLE for CTS to SELF
@@ -5395,7 +5394,6 @@ rtl8xxxu_fill_txdesc_v3(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 	u8 *qc = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr);
 	u8 tid = qc[0] & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
 	u32 rate = 0;
-	u16 rate_flags = tx_info->control.rates[0].flags;
 	u16 seq_number;
 
 	seq_number = IEEE80211_SEQ_TO_SN(le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl));
@@ -5450,10 +5448,10 @@ rtl8xxxu_fill_txdesc_v3(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr,
 	 * rts_rate is zero if RTS/CTS or CTS to SELF are not enabled
 	 */
 	tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(rts_rate << TXDESC32_RTS_RATE_SHIFT);
-	if (ampdu_enable || (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)) {
+	if (ampdu_enable || tx_info->control.use_rts) {
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_RTS_CTS_ENABLE);
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_HW_RTS_ENABLE);
-	} else if (rate_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT) {
+	} else if (tx_info->control.use_cts_prot) {
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_CTS_SELF_ENABLE);
 		tx_desc->txdw4 |= cpu_to_le32(TXDESC32_HW_RTS_ENABLE);
 	}
@@ -5477,7 +5475,6 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct device *dev = &priv->udev->dev;
 	u32 queue, rts_rate;
 	u16 pktlen = skb->len;
-	u16 rate_flag = tx_info->control.rates[0].flags;
 	int tx_desc_size = priv->fops->tx_desc_size;
 	u8 macid;
 	int ret;
@@ -5562,20 +5559,23 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (rate_flag & IEEE80211_TX_RC_SHORT_GI ||
-	    (ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control) &&
-	     sta && sta->deflink.ht_cap.cap &
-	     (IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40 | IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20)))
+	if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control) &&
+	    sta && sta->deflink.ht_cap.cap &
+	    (IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40 | IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20))
 		sgi = true;
 
-	if (rate_flag & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE ||
-	    (sta && vif && vif->bss_conf.use_short_preamble))
+	if (sta && vif && vif->bss_conf.use_short_preamble)
 		short_preamble = true;
 
-	if (rate_flag & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)
-		rts_rate = ieee80211_get_rts_cts_rate(hw, tx_info)->hw_value;
-	else if (rate_flag & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
-		rts_rate = ieee80211_get_rts_cts_rate(hw, tx_info)->hw_value;
+	if (skb->len > hw->wiphy->rts_threshold)
+		tx_info->control.use_rts = true;
+
+	if (sta && vif && vif->bss_conf.use_cts_prot)
+		tx_info->control.use_cts_prot = true;
+
+	if (ampdu_enable || tx_info->control.use_rts ||
+	    tx_info->control.use_cts_prot)
+		rts_rate = DESC_RATE_24M;
 	else
 		rts_rate = 0;
 
