diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 64bfa6e6a4e5e360f15d9e67d2cb18641a57b974..cfe199bb36a32b031fc3f7c1ad625f926e5fc28e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ int rt2800_init_registers(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_SYS_CTRL, 0x00000000);
 
 	rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, &reg);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_BEACON_INTERVAL, 0);
+	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_BEACON_INTERVAL, 1600);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_TSF_TICKING, 0);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_TSF_SYNC, 0);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_TBTT_ENABLE, 0);