--- 3fc2df86278fcf7390c5d2b3cce484a7abb04f4d
+++ a6a38b17645fda302831ce1817db16fcd6b44b90
@@ -682,3 +682,36 @@ int cfg80211_change_iface(struct cfg8021
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+u16 cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(struct rate_info *rate)
+{
+	int modulation, streams, bitrate;
+
+	if (!(rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS))
+		return rate->legacy;
+
+	/* the formula below does only work for MCS values smaller than 32 */
+	if (rate->mcs >= 32)
+		return 0;
+
+	modulation = rate->mcs & 7;
+	streams = (rate->mcs >> 3) + 1;
+
+	bitrate = (rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH) ?
+			13500000 : 6500000;
+
+	if (modulation < 4)
+		bitrate *= (modulation + 1);
+	else if (modulation == 4)
+		bitrate *= (modulation + 2);
+	else
+		bitrate *= (modulation + 3);
+
+	bitrate *= streams;
+
+	if (rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI)
+		bitrate = (bitrate / 9) * 10;
+
+	/* do NOT round down here */
+	return (bitrate + 50000) / 100000;
+}