diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index 6a029088..38ac91d6 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ mt76_write_mac_initvals(struct mt76_dev *dev)
 		{ MT_PIFS_TX_CFG,		0x00060fff },
 		{ MT_RX_FILTR_CFG,		0x00015f97 },
 		{ MT_LEGACY_BASIC_RATE,		0x0000017f },
-		{ MT_HT_BASIC_RATE,		0x00008003 },
+		{ MT_HT_BASIC_RATE,		0x00004003 },
 		{ MT_PN_PAD_MODE,		0x00000002 },
 		{ MT_TXOP_HLDR_ET,		0x00000002 },
 		{ 0xa44,			0x00000000 },