diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index e870366ad871a5c9dcf7c54f9b9bd794c2e0ffcc..e5ea670a18db9c2576b0c90a8ff1d48fff1e1246 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 1;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index c437960de3ed8451b44bd85a085de9e5b1146197..f18c12a19cc9a9d630ca3b0161b93f262ff401b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 1;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");