#define WL18XX_RX_CHECKSUM_MASK      0x40
 
-static char *ht_mode_param;
+static char *ht_mode_param = "wide";
 static char *board_type_param = "hdk";
 static bool dc2dc_param = false;
 static int n_antennas_2_param = 1;
 static u32 wl18xx_ap_get_mimo_wide_rate_mask(struct wl1271 *wl,
                                             struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 {
-       if (wlvif->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS ||
-           wlvif->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS) {
+       if ((wlvif->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40MINUS ||
+            wlvif->channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_HT40PLUS) &&
+           !strcmp(ht_mode_param, "wide")) {
                wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "using wide channel rate mask");
                return CONF_TX_RATE_USE_WIDE_CHAN;
-       } else {
+       } else if (!strcmp(ht_mode_param, "mimo")) {
                wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "using MIMO rate mask");
 
                /*
                        return CONF_TX_MIMO_RATES & ~CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_MCS_13;
 
                return CONF_TX_MIMO_RATES;
+       } else {
+               return 0;
        }
 }
 
        wl->stats.fw_stats_len = sizeof(struct wl18xx_acx_statistics);
        wl->static_data_priv_len = sizeof(struct wl18xx_static_data_priv);
        memcpy(&wl->ht_cap, &wl18xx_ht_cap, sizeof(wl18xx_ht_cap));
-       if (ht_mode_param && !strcmp(ht_mode_param, "mimo"))
+       if (!strcmp(ht_mode_param, "mimo"))
                memcpy(&wl->ht_cap, &wl18xx_mimo_ht_cap,
                       sizeof(wl18xx_mimo_ht_cap));