diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index d93cda1c4215ab4f3d177181526d347c107008ac..5bd316c0a63db3cadde6ae6c36321f0277ba5c23 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1565,8 +1565,8 @@ static int ieee80211_update_mesh_config(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		 * announcements, so require this ifmsh to also be a root node
 		 * */
 		if (nconf->dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol &&
-		    !conf->dot11MeshHWMPRootMode) {
-			conf->dot11MeshHWMPRootMode = 1;
+		    !(conf->dot11MeshHWMPRootMode > IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_ROOT)) {
+			conf->dot11MeshHWMPRootMode = IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN;
 			ieee80211_mesh_root_setup(ifmsh);
 		}
 		conf->dot11MeshGateAnnouncementProtocol =
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 6bff3c4d17dd986cc7282b6bf4e93e56a9c6091f..ae40a83675e98a9f4226e2281bc3d92c4a83ab45 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_path_root_timer(unsigned long data)
 
 void ieee80211_mesh_root_setup(struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh)
 {
-	if (ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRootMode)
+	if (ifmsh->mshcfg.dot11MeshHWMPRootMode > IEEE80211_ROOTMODE_ROOT)
 		set_bit(MESH_WORK_ROOT, &ifmsh->wrkq_flags);
 	else {
 		clear_bit(MESH_WORK_ROOT, &ifmsh->wrkq_flags);