CFG_RX_CTL_EN | CFG_RX_BCN_EN |     \
                                  CFG_RX_AUTH_EN | CFG_RX_ASSOC_EN)
 
-#define WL1271_DEFAULT_BASIC_RATE_SET (CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_ALL)
-
 #define WL1271_FW_NAME "wl1271-fw.bin"
 #define WL1271_NVS_NAME "wl1271-nvs.bin"
 #define WL1271_NVS_LEN  468
 
 #define CONF_TX_MAX_RATE_CLASSES       8
 
 #define CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_UNSPECIFIED  0
-#define CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_ALL          0x1eff
+#define CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_BASIC        (CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_1MBPS | \
+                                       CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_2MBPS)
 #define CONF_TX_RATE_RETRY_LIMIT       10
 
 struct conf_tx_rate_class {
 
                goto out_free_memmap;
 
        /* Configure TX rate classes */
-       ret = wl1271_acx_rate_policies(wl, WL1271_DEFAULT_BASIC_RATE_SET);
+       ret = wl1271_acx_rate_policies(wl, CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_BASIC);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out_free_memmap;
 
 
                        wl1271_unjoin_channel(wl);
                else
                        wl1271_join_channel(wl, channel);
+
+               if (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE) {
+                       wl->basic_rate_set = CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_BASIC;
+                       wl1271_acx_rate_policies(wl, CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_BASIC);
+               }
        }
 
        /* if the channel changes while joined, join again */
                        }
                } else {
                        /* use defaults when not associated */
-                       wl->basic_rate_set = WL1271_DEFAULT_BASIC_RATE_SET;
                        wl->aid = 0;
                }
 
        wl->psm_entry_retry = 0;
        wl->tx_queue_stopped = false;
        wl->power_level = WL1271_DEFAULT_POWER_LEVEL;
-       wl->basic_rate_set = WL1271_DEFAULT_BASIC_RATE_SET;
+       wl->basic_rate_set = CONF_TX_RATE_MASK_BASIC;
        wl->band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ;
        wl->vif = NULL;
        wl->joined = false;