diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 13b4f5f50f8aa..ef6f5ea06c1f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ struct ath_frame_info {
 	s8 txq;
 	u8 keyix;
 	u8 rtscts_rate;
-	u8 retries : 7;
+	u8 retries : 6;
+	u8 dyn_smps : 1;
 	u8 baw_tracked : 1;
 	u8 tx_power;
 	enum ath9k_key_type keytype:2;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index e60d4737fc6e4..5691bd6eb82c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1271,6 +1271,11 @@ static void ath_buf_set_rate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 				 is_40, is_sgi, is_sp);
 			if (rix < 8 && (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_STBC))
 				info->rates[i].RateFlags |= ATH9K_RATESERIES_STBC;
+			if (rix >= 8 && fi->dyn_smps) {
+				info->rates[i].RateFlags |=
+					ATH9K_RATESERIES_RTS_CTS;
+				info->flags |= ATH9K_TXDESC_CTSENA;
+			}
 
 			info->txpower[i] = ath_get_rate_txpower(sc, bf, rix,
 								is_40, false);
@@ -2114,6 +2119,7 @@ static void setup_frame_info(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		fi->keyix = an->ps_key;
 	else
 		fi->keyix = ATH9K_TXKEYIX_INVALID;
+	fi->dyn_smps = sta && sta->smps_mode == IEEE80211_SMPS_DYNAMIC;
 	fi->keytype = keytype;
 	fi->framelen = framelen;
 	fi->tx_power = txpower;