diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 1a990ed9c3ca..af1baebe11a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014, 2018 - 2020 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright(c) 2016 - 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright(c) 2018 - 2019 Intel Corporation
  *
  * Contact Information:
  *  Intel Linux Wireless <linuxwifi@intel.com>
@@ -1430,7 +1429,8 @@ static u32 rs_bw_from_sta_bw(struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 		 */
 		if (ieee80211_get_vht_max_nss(&vht_cap,
 					      IEEE80211_VHT_CHANWIDTH_160MHZ,
-					      0, true) < sta->rx_nss)
+					      0, true,
+					      sta->rx_nss) < sta->rx_nss)
 			return RATE_MCS_CHAN_WIDTH_80;
 		return RATE_MCS_CHAN_WIDTH_160;
 	case IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_80:
diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211.h b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
index 33d907eec0b6..bdcc3165c440 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006, Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
  * Copyright (c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright (c) 2016 - 2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (c) 2018 - 2019 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 - 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #ifndef LINUX_IEEE80211_H
@@ -859,6 +859,7 @@ enum ieee80211_ht_chanwidth_values {
  * @IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_40MHZ: 40 MHz channel width
  * @IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_80MHZ: 80 MHz channel width
  * @IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_160MHZ: 160 MHz or 80+80 MHz channel width
+ * @IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_BW_160_80P80: 160 / 80+80 MHz indicator flag
  * @IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_RX_NSS_MASK: number of spatial streams mask
  *	(the NSS value is the value of this field + 1)
  * @IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_RX_NSS_SHIFT: number of spatial streams shift
@@ -866,11 +867,12 @@ enum ieee80211_ht_chanwidth_values {
  *	using a beamforming steering matrix
  */
 enum ieee80211_vht_opmode_bits {
-	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_MASK	= 3,
+	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_MASK	= 0x03,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_20MHZ	= 0,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_40MHZ	= 1,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_80MHZ	= 2,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_160MHZ	= 3,
+	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_BW_160_80P80	= 0x04,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_RX_NSS_MASK	= 0x70,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_RX_NSS_SHIFT	= 4,
 	IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_RX_NSS_TYPE_BF	= 0x80,
@@ -1731,6 +1733,9 @@ struct ieee80211_mu_edca_param_set {
  * @ext_nss_bw_capable: indicates whether or not the local transmitter
  *	(rate scaling algorithm) can deal with the new logic
  *	(dot11VHTExtendedNSSBWCapable)
+ * @max_vht_nss: current maximum NSS as advertised by the STA in
+ *	operating mode notification, can be 0 in which case the
+ *	capability data will be used to derive this (from MCS support)
  *
  * Due to the VHT Extended NSS Bandwidth Support, the maximum NSS can
  * vary for a given BW/MCS. This function parses the data.
@@ -1739,7 +1744,8 @@ struct ieee80211_mu_edca_param_set {
  */
 int ieee80211_get_vht_max_nss(struct ieee80211_vht_cap *cap,
 			      enum ieee80211_vht_chanwidth bw,
-			      int mcs, bool ext_nss_bw_capable);
+			      int mcs, bool ext_nss_bw_capable,
+			      unsigned int max_vht_nss);
 
 /* 802.11ax HE MAC capabilities */
 #define IEEE80211_HE_MAC_CAP0_HTC_HE				0x01
diff --git a/net/mac80211/vht.c b/net/mac80211/vht.c
index 632f07401850..9c6045f9c24d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/vht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/vht.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Portions of this file
  * Copyright(c) 2015 - 2016 Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018 - 2019 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 - 2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
@@ -575,15 +575,21 @@ u32 __ieee80211_vht_handle_opmode(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	switch (opmode & IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_MASK) {
 	case IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_20MHZ:
+		/* ignore IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_BW_160_80P80 must not be set */
 		sta->cur_max_bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_20;
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_40MHZ:
+		/* ignore IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_BW_160_80P80 must not be set */
 		sta->cur_max_bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_40;
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_80MHZ:
-		sta->cur_max_bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_80;
+		if (opmode & IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_BW_160_80P80)
+			sta->cur_max_bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_160;
+		else
+			sta->cur_max_bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_80;
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_OPMODE_NOTIF_CHANWIDTH_160MHZ:
+		/* legacy only, no longer used by newer spec */
 		sta->cur_max_bandwidth = IEEE80211_STA_RX_BW_160;
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/net/wireless/util.c b/net/wireless/util.c
index 6590efbbcbb9..123d6ce79b8e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/util.c
+++ b/net/wireless/util.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2007-2009	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright 2017	Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
  */
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
@@ -2030,10 +2030,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfg80211_send_layer2_update);
 
 int ieee80211_get_vht_max_nss(struct ieee80211_vht_cap *cap,
 			      enum ieee80211_vht_chanwidth bw,
-			      int mcs, bool ext_nss_bw_capable)
+			      int mcs, bool ext_nss_bw_capable,
+			      unsigned int max_vht_nss)
 {
 	u16 map = le16_to_cpu(cap->supp_mcs.rx_mcs_map);
-	int max_vht_nss = 0;
 	int ext_nss_bw;
 	int supp_width;
 	int i, mcs_encoding;
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ int ieee80211_get_vht_max_nss(struct ieee80211_vht_cap *cap,
 	if (map == 0xffff)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(mcs > 9))
+	if (WARN_ON(mcs > 9 || max_vht_nss > 8))
 		return 0;
 	if (mcs <= 7)
 		mcs_encoding = 0;
@@ -2050,16 +2050,18 @@ int ieee80211_get_vht_max_nss(struct ieee80211_vht_cap *cap,
 	else
 		mcs_encoding = 2;
 
-	/* find max_vht_nss for the given MCS */
-	for (i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
-		int supp = (map >> (2 * i)) & 3;
+	if (!max_vht_nss) {
+		/* find max_vht_nss for the given MCS */
+		for (i = 7; i >= 0; i--) {
+			int supp = (map >> (2 * i)) & 3;
 
-		if (supp == 3)
-			continue;
+			if (supp == 3)
+				continue;
 
-		if (supp >= mcs_encoding) {
-			max_vht_nss = i + 1;
-			break;
+			if (supp >= mcs_encoding) {
+				max_vht_nss = i + 1;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
