Index: madwifi-ng-r2420-20070602/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c
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--- madwifi-ng-r2420-20070602.orig/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c	2007-06-04 13:21:53.488845128 +0200
+++ madwifi-ng-r2420-20070602/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c	2007-06-04 13:21:55.198585208 +0200
@@ -388,6 +388,9 @@
 		int rc1, rc2, rc3;         /* Index into the rate table, so for example, it is  0..11 */
 		int rixc1, rixc2, rixc3;   /* The actual bit rate used */
 
+		if (sn->num_rates <= 0)
+			return;
+
 		if (sn->is_sampling) {
 			rc1 = sn->max_tp_rate;
 			sn->is_sampling = 0;