diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.h
index b64ae45dc674..e9f4281f5067 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192c/fw_common.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define FW_8192C_POLLING_DELAY			5
 #define FW_8192C_POLLING_TIMEOUT_COUNT		100
 #define NORMAL_CHIP				BIT(4)
+#define H2C_92C_KEEP_ALIVE_CTRL			48
 
 #define IS_FW_HEADER_EXIST(_pfwhdr)	\
 	((le16_to_cpu(_pfwhdr->signature)&0xFFF0) == 0x92C0 ||\
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
index 5c646d5f7bb8..b63b78b772b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192ce/hw.c
@@ -544,8 +544,13 @@ void rtl92ce_set_hw_reg(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 variable, u8 *val)
 						(u8 *)(&fw_current_inps));
 			}
 		break; }
-	case HW_VAR_KEEP_ALIVE:
-		break;
+	case HW_VAR_KEEP_ALIVE: {
+		u8 array[2];
+
+		array[0] = 0xff;
+		array[1] = *((u8 *)val);
+		rtl92c_fill_h2c_cmd(hw, H2C_92C_KEEP_ALIVE_CTRL, 2, array);
+		break; }
 	default:
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
 			 "switch case %d not processed\n", variable);