diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 588c18a60de4..0c24a4b14505 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -700,7 +700,6 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_sequence(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 		/* for pure STA mode without beacons, we can do it */
 		hdr->seq_ctrl = cpu_to_le16(tx->sdata->sequence_number);
 		tx->sdata->sequence_number += 0x10;
-		tx->sdata->sequence_number &= IEEE80211_SCTL_SEQ;
 		return TX_CONTINUE;
 	}