diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index c0c3ff6a0e6a..c95c1f3c1fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -2949,7 +2949,8 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_sta_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_changed(mvm, vif, false, NULL);
 		}
 
-		iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, mvmvif->phy_ctxt->channel->band);
+		iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, mvmvif->phy_ctxt->channel->band,
+				     false);
 		ret = iwl_mvm_update_sta(mvm, vif, sta);
 	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
 		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED) {
@@ -2965,7 +2966,8 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_sta_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		/* enable beacon filtering */
 		WARN_ON(iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, 0));
 
-		iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, mvmvif->phy_ctxt->channel->band);
+		iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, mvmvif->phy_ctxt->channel->band,
+				     true);
 
 		ret = 0;
 	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 762abfc42b62..98189f2f1e65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ iwl_mvm_vif_dbgfs_clean(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 #endif /* CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS */
 
 /* rate scaling */
-int iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_lq_cmd *lq, bool init);
+int iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_lq_cmd *lq, bool sync);
 void iwl_mvm_update_frame_stats(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 rate, bool agg);
 int rs_pretty_print_rate(char *buf, int bufsz, const u32 rate);
 void rs_update_last_rssi(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 30cfd7d50bc9..d3e389a99a8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_tx_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 		       (unsigned long)(lq_sta->last_tx +
 				       (IWL_MVM_RS_IDLE_TIMEOUT * HZ)))) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RATE(mvm, "Tx idle for too long. reinit rs\n");
-		iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, info->band);
+		iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, info->band, true);
 		return;
 	}
 	lq_sta->last_tx = jiffies;
@@ -2859,9 +2859,8 @@ void rs_update_last_rssi(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 static void rs_initialize_lq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			     struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			     struct iwl_lq_sta *lq_sta,
-			     enum nl80211_band band)
+			     enum nl80211_band band, bool update)
 {
-	struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
 	struct iwl_scale_tbl_info *tbl;
 	struct rs_rate *rate;
 	u8 active_tbl = 0;
@@ -2890,8 +2889,7 @@ static void rs_initialize_lq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	rs_set_expected_tpt_table(lq_sta, tbl);
 	rs_fill_lq_cmd(mvm, sta, lq_sta, rate);
 	/* TODO restore station should remember the lq cmd */
-	iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(mvm, &lq_sta->lq,
-			    mvmsta->sta_state < IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED);
+	iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(mvm, &lq_sta->lq, !update);
 }
 
 static void rs_drv_get_rate(void *mvm_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
@@ -3144,7 +3142,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_update_frame_stats(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 rate, bool agg)
  * Called after adding a new station to initialize rate scaling
  */
 static void rs_drv_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-			     enum nl80211_band band)
+			     enum nl80211_band band, bool update)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mvm->hw;
@@ -3224,7 +3222,7 @@ static void rs_drv_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 	iwl_mvm_reset_frame_stats(mvm);
 #endif
-	rs_initialize_lq(mvm, sta, lq_sta, band);
+	rs_initialize_lq(mvm, sta, lq_sta, band, update);
 }
 
 static void rs_drv_rate_update(void *mvm_r,
@@ -3244,7 +3242,7 @@ static void rs_drv_rate_update(void *mvm_r,
 	for (tid = 0; tid < IWL_MAX_TID_COUNT; tid++)
 		ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(sta, tid);
 
-	iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, sband->band);
+	iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(mvm, sta, sband->band, true);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
@@ -4098,12 +4096,12 @@ static const struct rate_control_ops rs_mvm_ops_drv = {
 };
 
 void iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-			  enum nl80211_band band)
+			  enum nl80211_band band, bool update)
 {
 	if (iwl_mvm_has_tlc_offload(mvm))
 		rs_fw_rate_init(mvm, sta, band);
 	else
-		rs_drv_rate_init(mvm, sta, band);
+		rs_drv_rate_init(mvm, sta, band, update);
 }
 
 int iwl_mvm_rate_control_register(void)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h
index d2cf484e2b73..8e7f993e2911 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.h
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ struct iwl_lq_sta {
 
 /* Initialize station's rate scaling information after adding station */
 void iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
-			  enum nl80211_band band);
+			  enum nl80211_band band, bool init);
 
 /* Notify RS about Tx status */
 void iwl_mvm_rs_tx_status(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
index b002a7afb5f5..6a5349401aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
@@ -900,20 +900,19 @@ int iwl_mvm_disable_txq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int queue, int mac80211_queue,
 
 /**
  * iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd() - Send link quality command
- * @init: This command is sent as part of station initialization right
- *        after station has been added.
+ * @sync: This command can be sent synchronously.
  *
  * The link quality command is sent as the last step of station creation.
  * This is the special case in which init is set and we call a callback in
  * this case to clear the state indicating that station creation is in
  * progress.
  */
-int iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_lq_cmd *lq, bool init)
+int iwl_mvm_send_lq_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_lq_cmd *lq, bool sync)
 {
 	struct iwl_host_cmd cmd = {
 		.id = LQ_CMD,
 		.len = { sizeof(struct iwl_lq_cmd), },
-		.flags = init ? 0 : CMD_ASYNC,
+		.flags = sync ? 0 : CMD_ASYNC,
 		.data = { lq, },
 	};
 
