diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
index 47a9fb4a116a0cfd6b9e15992c3c692a4f20fdd8..b4c77f9d74701163c08e20ea4096a5acace22b64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ static void ath9k_hw_set_ofdm_nil(struct ath_hw *ah, u8 immunityLevel)
 		aniState->rssiThrLow, aniState->rssiThrHigh);
 
 	if (aniState->update_ani)
-		aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel = immunityLevel;
+		aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel =
+			(immunityLevel > ATH9K_ANI_OFDM_DEF_LEVEL) ?
+			immunityLevel : ATH9K_ANI_OFDM_DEF_LEVEL;
 
 	entry_ofdm = &ofdm_level_table[aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel];
 	entry_cck = &cck_level_table[aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel];
@@ -340,7 +342,9 @@ static void ath9k_hw_set_cck_nil(struct ath_hw *ah, u_int8_t immunityLevel)
 		immunityLevel = ATH9K_ANI_CCK_MAX_LEVEL_LOW_RSSI;
 
 	if (aniState->update_ani)
-		aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel = immunityLevel;
+		aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel =
+			(immunityLevel > ATH9K_ANI_CCK_DEF_LEVEL) ?
+			immunityLevel : ATH9K_ANI_CCK_DEF_LEVEL;
 
 	entry_ofdm = &ofdm_level_table[aniState->ofdmNoiseImmunityLevel];
 	entry_cck = &cck_level_table[aniState->cckNoiseImmunityLevel];