diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
index 28c33512aed5..e170f5e6ee7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ void iwl_init_ht_hw_capab(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	}
 
 	ht_info->ht_supported = true;
-	ht_info->cap = 0;
+	ht_info->cap = IEEE80211_HT_CAP_DSSSCCK40;
 
 	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.amsdu_size_8K)
 		ht_info->cap |= IEEE80211_HT_CAP_MAX_AMSDU;