diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index 20e7bc78a7fe3e497a4ce113e77a4d9f59c0c537..3702e61a89f622f005e6dc4ff29844b047ef710c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -2200,10 +2200,14 @@ static int wl1271_unjoin(struct wl1271 *wl)
 
 static void wl1271_set_band_rate(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
-	if (wl->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
+	if (wl->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
 		wl->basic_rate_set = wl->conf.tx.basic_rate;
-	else
+		wl->rate_set = wl->conf.tx.basic_rate;
+	} else {
 		wl->basic_rate_set = wl->conf.tx.basic_rate_5;
+		wl->rate_set = wl->conf.tx.basic_rate_5;
+	}
+
 }
 
 static bool wl12xx_is_roc(struct wl1271 *wl)