diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 9c01622f99474ef9a0be49c4ae065667ae690b95..0051aeff03e25ac9aeef9fb400a148d43a253cb9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,7 @@ void rt2800_config_erp(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, struct rt2x00lib_erp *erp,
 
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES) {
 		rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, LEGACY_BASIC_RATE,
-					 erp->basic_rates);
+				      0xff0 | erp->basic_rates);
 		rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, HT_BASIC_RATE, 0x00008003);
 	}