diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 9ad3ce43e6cd5a524df3746d06b423f9ef68b338..b32fedf4a1b907f005fce31f38befca45d722b4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ struct rt2x00lib_conf {
  */
 struct rt2x00lib_erp {
 	int short_preamble;
+	int cts_protection;
 
 	int ack_timeout;
 	int ack_consume_time;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
index 48608e8cc8b4a50ef01a559314e4375e7214c946..f20ca712504f734a39e8d5ee5a2264ad955365f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ void rt2x00lib_config_erp(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	memset(&erp, 0, sizeof(erp));
 
 	erp.short_preamble = bss_conf->use_short_preamble;
+	erp.cts_protection = bss_conf->use_cts_prot;
+
 	erp.ack_timeout = PLCP + get_duration(ACK_SIZE, 10);
 	erp.ack_consume_time = SIFS + PLCP + get_duration(ACK_SIZE, 10);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
index 84b51f49175ea4fcfa570584be98f5ec777d26d8..ff853c430bdf5c226908b4975c9ea23d2702be02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00mac.c
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ void rt2x00mac_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	 * When the erp information has changed, we should perform
 	 * additional configuration steps. For all other changes we are done.
 	 */
-	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE) {
+	if (changes & (BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE | BSS_CHANGED_ERP_CTS_PROT)) {
 		if (!test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_SCHEDULED, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 			rt2x00lib_config_erp(rt2x00dev, intf, bss_conf);
 		else