diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800.h
index 2571a2fa3d09c67a87dc6a685f4b9114533d7a39..abf2ae58816486fcfe2c1797da29545bdaa4e34d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800.h
@@ -1795,6 +1795,11 @@ struct mac_iveiv_entry {
  */
 #define RFCSR2_RESCAL_EN		FIELD8(0x80)
 
+/*
+ * RFCSR 3:
+ */
+#define RFCSR3_K			FIELD8(0x0f)
+
 /*
  * FRCSR 5:
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 165535cc507261d3abecb0ef9f99a715c07460cb..006347e4d6efb243d9cfcb5e0b5a9257ea436e4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -1648,7 +1648,10 @@ static void rt2800_config_channel_rf3xxx(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	u8 rfcsr;
 
 	rt2800_rfcsr_write(rt2x00dev, 2, rf->rf1);
-	rt2800_rfcsr_write(rt2x00dev, 3, rf->rf3);
+
+	rt2800_rfcsr_read(rt2x00dev, 3, &rfcsr);
+	rt2x00_set_field8(&rfcsr, RFCSR3_K, rf->rf3);
+	rt2800_rfcsr_write(rt2x00dev, 3, rfcsr);
 
 	rt2800_rfcsr_read(rt2x00dev, 6, &rfcsr);
 	rt2x00_set_field8(&rfcsr, RFCSR6_R1, rf->rf2);