char *default_power1;
        char *default_power2;
        char *default_power3;
-       unsigned int i;
+       unsigned int i, tx_chains, rx_chains;
        u32 reg;
 
        /*
            IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20 |
            IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40;
 
-       if (rt2x00dev->default_ant.tx_chain_num >= 2)
+       tx_chains = rt2x00dev->default_ant.tx_chain_num;
+       rx_chains = rt2x00dev->default_ant.rx_chain_num;
+
+       if (tx_chains >= 2)
                spec->ht.cap |= IEEE80211_HT_CAP_TX_STBC;
 
-       spec->ht.cap |= rt2x00dev->default_ant.rx_chain_num <<
-                       IEEE80211_HT_CAP_RX_STBC_SHIFT;
+       spec->ht.cap |= rx_chains << IEEE80211_HT_CAP_RX_STBC_SHIFT;
 
        spec->ht.ampdu_factor = 3;
        spec->ht.ampdu_density = 4;
-       spec->ht.mcs.tx_params =
-           IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_DEFINED |
-           IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_RX_DIFF |
-           ((rt2x00dev->default_ant.tx_chain_num - 1) <<
-            IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_MAX_STREAMS_SHIFT);
+       spec->ht.mcs.tx_params = IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_DEFINED;
+       if (tx_chains != rx_chains) {
+               spec->ht.mcs.tx_params |= IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_RX_DIFF;
+               spec->ht.mcs.tx_params |=
+                   (tx_chains - 1) << IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_MAX_STREAMS_SHIFT;
+       }
 
-       switch (rt2x00dev->default_ant.rx_chain_num) {
+       switch (rx_chains) {
        case 3:
                spec->ht.mcs.rx_mask[2] = 0xff;
        case 2: