diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 970d0b322659ca83cad6053133f21bcbd49e7c0f..d069549a01c27a875c3e9c5f0d82933591e8328f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2504,8 +2504,7 @@ static void iwl4965_post_associate(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	priv->staging_rxon.filter_flags |= RXON_FILTER_ASSOC_MSK;
 
-	if (priv->current_ht_config.is_ht)
-		iwl_set_rxon_ht(priv, &priv->current_ht_config);
+	iwl_set_rxon_ht(priv, &priv->current_ht_config);
 
 	iwl_set_rxon_chain(priv);
 	priv->staging_rxon.assoc_id = cpu_to_le16(priv->assoc_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 8203887ca00ca84931c2a44f1166435af9754b1c..4c312c55f90cf49838af8954e0e891a0893af99c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -646,8 +646,14 @@ void iwl_set_rxon_ht(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_ht_info *ht_info)
 	struct iwl_rxon_cmd *rxon = &priv->staging_rxon;
 	u32 val;
 
-	if (!ht_info->is_ht)
+	if (!ht_info->is_ht) {
+		rxon->flags &= ~(RXON_FLG_CHANNEL_MODE_MIXED_MSK |
+			RXON_FLG_CHANNEL_MODE_PURE_40_MSK |
+			RXON_FLG_CTRL_CHANNEL_LOC_HI_MSK |
+			RXON_FLG_FAT_PROT_MSK |
+			RXON_FLG_HT_PROT_MSK);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Set up channel bandwidth:  20 MHz only, or 20/40 mixed if fat ok */
 	if (iwl_is_fat_tx_allowed(priv, NULL))