diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h
index 76b5c6233da4daa895e382fc42564303a466c327..82f205c4334266e1eb83743c80570f18381796e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/conf.h
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@ struct conf_rx_settings {
 	CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_36MBPS | CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_48MBPS |      \
 	CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_54MBPS)
 
+#define CONF_TX_MCS_RATES (CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_0 |              \
+	CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_1 | CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_2 |        \
+	CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_3 | CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_4 |        \
+	CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_5 | CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_6 |        \
+	CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_7)
 
 /*
  * Default rates for management traffic when operating in AP mode. This
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c
index a374c2112be3d6f80d8392d97941ece8d0505ac8..b13bebea95e00c0cbe9070ad19847b92ca94a995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c
@@ -515,6 +515,9 @@ int wl1271_init_ap_rates(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	else
 		supported_rates = CONF_TX_AP_ENABLED_RATES;
 
+	/* unconditionally enable HT rates */
+	supported_rates |= CONF_TX_MCS_RATES;
+
 	/* configure unicast TX rate classes */
 	for (i = 0; i < wl->conf.tx.ac_conf_count; i++) {
 		rc.enabled_rates = supported_rates;