diff --git a/mt7603_init.c b/mt7603_init.c
index 132ad7de..f6c36f65 100644
--- a/mt7603_init.c
+++ b/mt7603_init.c
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ mt7603_mac_init(struct mt7603_dev *dev)
 		FIELD_PREP(MT_AGG_ARxCR_LIMIT(7), MT7603_RATE_RETRY - 1));
 
 	mt76_wr(dev, MT_AGG_ARCR,
-		(FIELD_PREP(MT_AGG_ARCR_RTS_RATE_THR, 2) |
+		(MT_AGG_ARCR_INIT_RATE1 |
+		 FIELD_PREP(MT_AGG_ARCR_RTS_RATE_THR, 2) |
 		 MT_AGG_ARCR_RATE_DOWN_RATIO_EN |
 		 FIELD_PREP(MT_AGG_ARCR_RATE_DOWN_RATIO, 1) |
 		 FIELD_PREP(MT_AGG_ARCR_RATE_UP_EXTRA_TH, 4)));