diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 151443bddbde6a5459abd9ebdb0db28ab464a737..b3a6891fe3d707d025443e9e347fdb85bf47d4b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ void ath9k_hw_init_global_settings(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		if (IS_CHAN_A_FAST_CLOCK(ah, chan))
 		    tx_lat += 11;
 
-		sifstime *= 2;
+		sifstime = 32;
 		ack_offset = 16;
 		slottime = 13;
 	} else if (IS_CHAN_QUARTER_RATE(chan)) {
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ void ath9k_hw_init_global_settings(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		if (IS_CHAN_A_FAST_CLOCK(ah, chan))
 		    tx_lat += 22;
 
-		sifstime *= 4;
+		sifstime = 64;
 		ack_offset = 32;
 		slottime = 21;
 	} else {
@@ -1116,7 +1116,6 @@ void ath9k_hw_init_global_settings(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		ctstimeout += 48 - sifstime - ah->slottime;
 	}
 
-
 	ath9k_hw_set_sifs_time(ah, sifstime);
 	ath9k_hw_setslottime(ah, slottime);
 	ath9k_hw_set_ack_timeout(ah, acktimeout);