diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index b267395359863ca10a55fe8a39f186e5bf08deb9..09a67905c230e5f9a9029ba2c786a707d73b5108 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -912,6 +912,7 @@ static int rt2800pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_DMA, &rt2x00dev->flags);
 	__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD, &rt2x00dev->flags);
 	__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO, &rt2x00dev->flags);
+	__set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TASKLET_CONTEXT, &rt2x00dev->flags);
 	if (!modparam_nohwcrypt)
 		__set_bit(CONFIG_SUPPORT_HW_CRYPTO, &rt2x00dev->flags);
 	__set_bit(DRIVER_SUPPORT_LINK_TUNING, &rt2x00dev->flags);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 94fe589acfaabff06eac097fe7e3ae3e2f7ea310..ab43e7ca2a231000ba0d40489860f950883be16d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ enum rt2x00_flags {
 	DRIVER_REQUIRE_COPY_IV,
 	DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD,
 	DRIVER_REQUIRE_TXSTATUS_FIFO,
+	DRIVER_REQUIRE_TASKLET_CONTEXT,
 
 	/*
 	 * Driver features
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 5ba79b935f09f5bed56f999653338501584cf141..d019830ca8407c2aa10ed0ae95abe8679c654e55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -390,9 +390,12 @@ void rt2x00lib_txdone(struct queue_entry *entry,
 	 * through a mac80211 library call (RTS/CTS) then we should not
 	 * send the status report back.
 	 */
-	if (!(skbdesc_flags & SKBDESC_NOT_MAC80211))
-		ieee80211_tx_status(rt2x00dev->hw, entry->skb);
-	else
+	if (!(skbdesc_flags & SKBDESC_NOT_MAC80211)) {
+		if (test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_TASKLET_CONTEXT, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+			ieee80211_tx_status(rt2x00dev->hw, entry->skb);
+		else
+			ieee80211_tx_status_ni(rt2x00dev->hw, entry->skb);
+	} else
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(entry->skb);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 9fdf982d1286a95c02a73bae4131746f05de9343..365359b24177a1a52310679293c43dba7b97533f 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2024,8 +2024,8 @@ static inline void ieee80211_rx_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  *
  * This function may not be called in IRQ context. Calls to this function
  * for a single hardware must be synchronized against each other. Calls
- * to this function and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed
- * for a single hardware.
+ * to this function, ieee80211_tx_status_ni() and ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe()
+ * may not be mixed for a single hardware.
  *
  * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
  * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
@@ -2033,14 +2033,34 @@ static inline void ieee80211_rx_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			 struct sk_buff *skb);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_tx_status_ni - transmit status callback (in process context)
+ *
+ * Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in process context.
+ *
+ * Calls to this function, ieee80211_tx_status() and
+ * ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() may not be mixed
+ * for a single hardware.
+ *
+ * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
+ * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call
+ */
+static inline void ieee80211_tx_status_ni(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+					  struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	local_bh_disable();
+	ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb);
+	local_bh_enable();
+}
+
 /**
  * ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe - IRQ-safe transmit status callback
  *
  * Like ieee80211_tx_status() but can be called in IRQ context
  * (internally defers to a tasklet.)
  *
- * Calls to this function and ieee80211_tx_status() may not be mixed for a
- * single hardware.
+ * Calls to this function, ieee80211_tx_status() and
+ * ieee80211_tx_status_ni() may not be mixed for a single hardware.
  *
  * @hw: the hardware the frame was transmitted by
  * @skb: the frame that was transmitted, owned by mac80211 after this call