diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
index f48247cfc548fd0b410dff71d3d6b57dbb4d5697..55db158fd1565b6001833cc48443beb73a5088fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ enum mwifiex_channel_flags {
 #define HostCmd_ACT_MAC_PROMISCUOUS_ENABLE    BIT(7)
 #define HostCmd_ACT_MAC_ALL_MULTICAST_ENABLE  BIT(8)
 #define HostCmd_ACT_MAC_ADHOC_G_PROTECTION_ON BIT(13)
+#define HostCmd_ACT_MAC_DYNAMIC_BW_ENABLE     BIT(16)
 
 #define HostCmd_BSS_MODE_IBSS               0x0002
 #define HostCmd_BSS_MODE_ANY                0x0003
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
index b36cb3fef35881112e7ff1246f9fb085e393bdb1..0e89ccfa244ef149a73605337213349f190bebb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ int mwifiex_init_priv(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->wep_key); i++)
 		memset(&priv->wep_key[i], 0, sizeof(struct mwifiex_wep_key));
 	priv->wep_key_curr_index = 0;
-	priv->curr_pkt_filter = HostCmd_ACT_MAC_RX_ON | HostCmd_ACT_MAC_TX_ON |
+	priv->curr_pkt_filter = HostCmd_ACT_MAC_DYNAMIC_BW_ENABLE |
+				HostCmd_ACT_MAC_RX_ON | HostCmd_ACT_MAC_TX_ON |
 				HostCmd_ACT_MAC_ETHERNETII_ENABLE;
 
 	priv->beacon_period = 100; /* beacon interval */