diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 279ee493520d3d9257ff4a187ebaa7ef4da307b2..c4b7cc07315de0b72cea166e006d61f789946b2c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static void ap_sta_ps_start(struct net_device *dev, struct sta_info *sta)
 	if (sdata->bss)
 		atomic_inc(&sdata->bss->num_sta_ps);
 	sta->flags |= WLAN_STA_PS;
-	sta->pspoll = 0;
+	sta->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_PSPOLL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: STA %s aid %d enters power save mode\n",
 	       dev->name, print_mac(mac, sta->addr), sta->aid);
@@ -598,8 +598,7 @@ static int ap_sta_ps_end(struct net_device *dev, struct sta_info *sta)
 	sdata = IEEE80211_DEV_TO_SUB_IF(sta->dev);
 	if (sdata->bss)
 		atomic_dec(&sdata->bss->num_sta_ps);
-	sta->flags &= ~(WLAN_STA_PS | WLAN_STA_TIM);
-	sta->pspoll = 0;
+	sta->flags &= ~(WLAN_STA_PS | WLAN_STA_TIM | WLAN_STA_PSPOLL);
 	if (!skb_queue_empty(&sta->ps_tx_buf)) {
 		if (local->ops->set_tim)
 			local->ops->set_tim(local_to_hw(local), sta->aid, 0);
@@ -925,9 +924,11 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_ps_poll(struct ieee80211_txrx_data *rx)
 		struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr =
 			(struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 
-		/* tell TX path to send one frame even though the STA may
-		 * still remain is PS mode after this frame exchange */
-		rx->sta->pspoll = 1;
+		/*
+		 * Tell TX path to send one frame even though the STA may
+		 * still remain is PS mode after this frame exchange.
+		 */
+		rx->sta->flags |= WLAN_STA_PSPOLL;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "STA %s aid %d: PS Poll (entries after %d)\n",
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 19f3fb41294052303afb2706335ac7ac4143aebe..ca51d29b70081b10509a26912d7ce7a9cdcfc70c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
  * @WLAN_STA_ASSOC_AP: We're associated to that station, it is an AP.
  * @WLAN_STA_WME: Station is a QoS-STA.
  * @WLAN_STA_WDS: Station is one of our WDS peers.
+ * @WLAN_STA_PSPOLL: Station has just PS-polled us.
  */
 enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags {
 	WLAN_STA_AUTH		= 1<<0,
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_info_flags {
 	WLAN_STA_ASSOC_AP	= 1<<6,
 	WLAN_STA_WME		= 1<<7,
 	WLAN_STA_WDS		= 1<<8,
+	WLAN_STA_PSPOLL		= 1<<9,
 };
 
 #define STA_TID_NUM 16
@@ -133,7 +135,6 @@ struct sta_info {
 
 	struct sk_buff_head ps_tx_buf; /* buffer of TX frames for station in
 					* power saving state */
-	int pspoll; /* whether STA has send a PS Poll frame */
 	struct sk_buff_head tx_filtered; /* buffer of TX frames that were
 					  * already given to low-level driver,
 					  * but were filtered */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 181d97015f614cb733f32bba8949af2a1be645c1..4f951e78df15103d1fac6b0252acd38588c83d6d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_txrx_data *tx)
 		      (tx->fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE) == IEEE80211_STYPE_PROBE_RESP)))
 		return TX_CONTINUE;
 
-	if (unlikely((sta->flags & WLAN_STA_PS) && !sta->pspoll)) {
+	if (unlikely((sta->flags & WLAN_STA_PS) &&
+		     !(sta->flags & WLAN_STA_PSPOLL))) {
 		struct ieee80211_tx_packet_data *pkt_data;
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "STA %s aid %d: PS buffer (entries "
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct ieee80211_txrx_data *tx)
 		       print_mac(mac, sta->addr));
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG */
-	sta->pspoll = 0;
+	sta->flags &= ~WLAN_STA_PSPOLL;
 
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }