diff --git a/net/wireless/ibss.c b/net/wireless/ibss.c
index 27a8ce9343c3e6d7a3bfdd6f801a7e852504a9c3..8cb6e08373b989b7cb880315afff64221d33810f 100644
--- a/net/wireless/ibss.c
+++ b/net/wireless/ibss.c
@@ -88,6 +88,25 @@ int __cfg80211_join_ibss(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 	if (wdev->ssid_len)
 		return -EALREADY;
 
+	if (!params->basic_rates) {
+		/*
+		* If no rates were explicitly configured,
+		* use the mandatory rate set for 11b or
+		* 11a for maximum compatibility.
+		*/
+		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband =
+			rdev->wiphy.bands[params->channel->band];
+		int j;
+		u32 flag = params->channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ ?
+			IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_A :
+			IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_B;
+
+		for (j = 0; j < sband->n_bitrates; j++) {
+			if (sband->bitrates[j].flags & flag)
+				params->basic_rates |= BIT(j);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (WARN_ON(wdev->connect_keys))
 		kfree(wdev->connect_keys);
 	wdev->connect_keys = connkeys;
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 4ff827e8c362c51d8d2927b7160f5b0b741f27ac..9c84825803ceb13de075a1e763e0c72fd4217b66 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -4119,23 +4119,6 @@ static int nl80211_join_ibss(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
-	} else {
-		/*
-		* If no rates were explicitly configured,
-		* use the mandatory rate set for 11b or
-		* 11a for maximum compatibility.
-		*/
-		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband =
-			wiphy->bands[ibss.channel->band];
-		int j;
-		u32 flag = ibss.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ ?
-			IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_A :
-			IEEE80211_RATE_MANDATORY_B;
-
-		for (j = 0; j < sband->n_bitrates; j++) {
-			if (sband->bitrates[j].flags & flag)
-				ibss.basic_rates |= BIT(j);
-		}
 	}
 
 	err = cfg80211_join_ibss(rdev, dev, &ibss, connkeys);