diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
index 34f34fa7f53a60ec04db9b9bed0a22e23d28ed4c..db09a641a948fb471d7d19c509b4ec8744c2f905 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ void rt2x00lib_config_antenna(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	 */
 	if (!(ant->flags & ANTENNA_RX_DIVERSITY))
 		config.rx = rt2x00lib_config_antenna_check(config.rx, def->rx);
-	else
+	else if(config.rx == ANTENNA_SW_DIVERSITY)
 		config.rx = active->rx;
 
 	if (!(ant->flags & ANTENNA_TX_DIVERSITY))
 		config.tx = rt2x00lib_config_antenna_check(config.tx, def->tx);
-	else
+	else if (config.tx == ANTENNA_SW_DIVERSITY)
 		config.tx = active->tx;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
index 666cef3f8472e3da35bfd98d6dd74eba1d8d162e..4d534e9dc6286a7d6ff06d5d7874037f72aeb743 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00link.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ static void rt2x00lib_antenna_diversity_eval(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 static bool rt2x00lib_antenna_diversity(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
 	struct link_ant *ant = &rt2x00dev->link.ant;
-	unsigned int flags = ant->flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * Determine if software diversity is enabled for
@@ -196,13 +195,13 @@ static bool rt2x00lib_antenna_diversity(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	 * Always perform this check since within the link
 	 * tuner interval the configuration might have changed.
 	 */
-	flags &= ~ANTENNA_RX_DIVERSITY;
-	flags &= ~ANTENNA_TX_DIVERSITY;
+	ant->flags &= ~ANTENNA_RX_DIVERSITY;
+	ant->flags &= ~ANTENNA_TX_DIVERSITY;
 
 	if (rt2x00dev->default_ant.rx == ANTENNA_SW_DIVERSITY)
-		flags |= ANTENNA_RX_DIVERSITY;
+		ant->flags |= ANTENNA_RX_DIVERSITY;
 	if (rt2x00dev->default_ant.tx == ANTENNA_SW_DIVERSITY)
-		flags |= ANTENNA_TX_DIVERSITY;
+		ant->flags |= ANTENNA_TX_DIVERSITY;
 
 	if (!(ant->flags & ANTENNA_RX_DIVERSITY) &&
 	    !(ant->flags & ANTENNA_TX_DIVERSITY)) {
@@ -210,9 +209,6 @@ static bool rt2x00lib_antenna_diversity(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/* Update flags */
-	ant->flags = flags;
-
 	/*
 	 * If we have only sampled the data over the last period
 	 * we should now harvest the data. Otherwise just evaluate