diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index 38c17030eff0..3d6e818a7cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1406,44 +1406,41 @@ static int r8711_wx_get_rate(struct net_device *dev,
 	u16 mcs_rate = 0;
 
 	i = 0;
-	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED | WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE)) {
-		p = r8712_get_ie(&pcur_bss->IEs[12],
-				 _HT_CAPABILITY_IE_, &ht_ielen,
-		    pcur_bss->IELength - 12);
-		if (p && ht_ielen > 0) {
-			ht_cap = true;
-			pht_capie = (struct ieee80211_ht_cap *)(p + 2);
-			memcpy(&mcs_rate, pht_capie->supp_mcs_set, 2);
-			bw_40MHz = (le16_to_cpu(pht_capie->cap_info) &
-				    IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH) ? 1 : 0;
-			short_GI = (le16_to_cpu(pht_capie->cap_info) &
-				    (IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20 |
-				    IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40)) ? 1 : 0;
-		}
-		while ((pcur_bss->rates[i] != 0) &&
-			(pcur_bss->rates[i] != 0xFF)) {
-			rate = pcur_bss->rates[i] & 0x7F;
-			if (rate > max_rate)
-				max_rate = rate;
-			wrqu->bitrate.fixed = 0;	/* no auto select */
-			wrqu->bitrate.value = rate * 500000;
-			i++;
-		}
-		if (ht_cap) {
-			if (mcs_rate & 0x8000 /* MCS15 */
-				&&
-				rf_type == RTL8712_RF_2T2R)
-				max_rate = (bw_40MHz) ? ((short_GI) ? 300 :
-					    270) : ((short_GI) ? 144 : 130);
-			else /* default MCS7 */
-				max_rate = (bw_40MHz) ? ((short_GI) ? 150 :
-					    135) : ((short_GI) ? 72 : 65);
-			max_rate *= 2; /* Mbps/2 */
-		}
-		wrqu->bitrate.value = max_rate * 500000;
-	} else {
+	if (!check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_LINKED | WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE))
 		return -ENOLINK;
+	p = r8712_get_ie(&pcur_bss->IEs[12], _HT_CAPABILITY_IE_, &ht_ielen,
+			 pcur_bss->IELength - 12);
+	if (p && ht_ielen > 0) {
+		ht_cap = true;
+		pht_capie = (struct ieee80211_ht_cap *)(p + 2);
+		memcpy(&mcs_rate, pht_capie->supp_mcs_set, 2);
+		bw_40MHz = (le16_to_cpu(pht_capie->cap_info) &
+			    IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SUP_WIDTH) ? 1 : 0;
+		short_GI = (le16_to_cpu(pht_capie->cap_info) &
+			    (IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20 |
+			    IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40)) ? 1 : 0;
 	}
+	while ((pcur_bss->rates[i] != 0) &&
+	       (pcur_bss->rates[i] != 0xFF)) {
+		rate = pcur_bss->rates[i] & 0x7F;
+		if (rate > max_rate)
+			max_rate = rate;
+		wrqu->bitrate.fixed = 0;	/* no auto select */
+		wrqu->bitrate.value = rate * 500000;
+		i++;
+	}
+	if (ht_cap) {
+		if (mcs_rate & 0x8000 /* MCS15 */
+		    &&
+		    rf_type == RTL8712_RF_2T2R)
+			max_rate = (bw_40MHz) ? ((short_GI) ? 300 : 270) :
+			((short_GI) ? 144 : 130);
+		else /* default MCS7 */
+			max_rate = (bw_40MHz) ? ((short_GI) ? 150 : 135) :
+			((short_GI) ? 72 : 65);
+		max_rate *= 2; /* Mbps/2 */
+	}
+	wrqu->bitrate.value = max_rate * 500000;
 	return 0;
 }