diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index a49aeac378cd6a653d75db1c17b0f1a26aac49e7..4bb381cae08d5ccf9df9e3ef598a5ac28d4ae6e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ struct ath5k_hw {
 	u8			ah_coverage_class;
 	bool			ah_ack_bitrate_high;
 	u8			ah_bwmode;
+	bool			ah_short_slot;
 
 	/* Antenna Control */
 	u32			ah_ant_ctl[AR5K_EEPROM_N_MODES][AR5K_ANT_MAX];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
index 9be29b728b1cffe2fdc5d9bf0977fe14e77fc562..807bd6440169b916435e554b9a00793811f84310 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
@@ -282,6 +282,15 @@ ath5k_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT)
 		sc->bintval = bss_conf->beacon_int;
 
+	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT) {
+		int slot_time;
+
+		ah->ah_short_slot = bss_conf->use_short_slot;
+		slot_time = ath5k_hw_get_default_slottime(ah) +
+			    3 * ah->ah_coverage_class;
+		ath5k_hw_set_ifs_intervals(ah, slot_time);
+	}
+
 	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC) {
 		avf->assoc = bss_conf->assoc;
 		if (bss_conf->assoc)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
index e342e470fb058b8dd765603d376586ce626ebdcd..71b60b7c617eaaaa32ed0032befa035191f4e7c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/pcu.c
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ unsigned int ath5k_hw_get_default_slottime(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
 		slot_time = AR5K_INIT_SLOT_TIME_QUARTER_RATE;
 		break;
 	case AR5K_BWMODE_DEFAULT:
-		slot_time = AR5K_INIT_SLOT_TIME_DEFAULT;
 	default:
-		if (channel->hw_value & CHANNEL_CCK)
+		slot_time = AR5K_INIT_SLOT_TIME_DEFAULT;
+		if ((channel->hw_value & CHANNEL_CCK) && !ah->ah_short_slot)
 			slot_time = AR5K_INIT_SLOT_TIME_B;
 		break;
 	}