diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index ab29ab52edd053815ad288dc6cd2a33dbd368fdc..22a6e3ec7094e651b6afbe8245b778b25881bd77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct iwl_tx_queue;
 #define MAX_RTS_THRESHOLD         2347U
 #define MAX_MSDU_SIZE		  2304U
 #define MAX_MPDU_SIZE		  2346U
-#define DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL   100U
+#define DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL   200U
 #define	DEFAULT_SHORT_RETRY_LIMIT 7U
 #define	DEFAULT_LONG_RETRY_LIMIT  4U