diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index b182f018a1878833a40c9c67f4f55e76845fe92c..5c5396edad3233f730be3852c2a7f8955a03f287 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,8 @@ int ieee80211_register_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	debugfs_hw_add(local);
 
-	local->hw.conf.beacon_int = 1000;
+	if (local->hw.conf.beacon_int < 10)
+		local->hw.conf.beacon_int = 100;
 
 	local->wstats_flags |= local->hw.flags & (IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC |
 						  IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB |
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 7f05820dc6294ce7ff96364c8e09c41e0012d603..46f203740834aa8835fd5a3ab12066935de4e0bb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3583,7 +3583,7 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_create_ibss(struct net_device *dev,
 	sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[bss->band];
 
 	if (local->hw.conf.beacon_int == 0)
-		local->hw.conf.beacon_int = 10000;
+		local->hw.conf.beacon_int = 100;
 	bss->beacon_int = local->hw.conf.beacon_int;
 	bss->last_update = jiffies;
 	bss->capability = WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS;