diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index 23b73d54a2ef..9a70bc1b5bcd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -594,8 +594,6 @@ static int vnt_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 
 	priv->op_mode = vif->type;
 
-	vnt_set_bss_mode(priv);
-
 	/* LED blink on TX */
 	vnt_mac_set_led(priv, LEDSTS_STS, LEDSTS_INTER);
 
@@ -682,7 +680,6 @@ static void vnt_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		priv->basic_rates = conf->basic_rates;
 
 		vnt_update_top_rates(priv);
-		vnt_set_bss_mode(priv);
 
 		dev_dbg(&priv->usb->dev, "basic rates %x\n", conf->basic_rates);
 	}
@@ -711,11 +708,14 @@ static void vnt_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			priv->short_slot_time = false;
 
 		vnt_set_short_slot_time(priv);
-		vnt_update_ifs(priv);
 		vnt_set_vga_gain_offset(priv, priv->bb_vga[0]);
 		vnt_update_pre_ed_threshold(priv, false);
 	}
 
+	if (changed & (BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES | BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE |
+		       BSS_CHANGED_ERP_SLOT))
+		vnt_set_bss_mode(priv);
+
 	if (changed & BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER)
 		vnt_rf_setpower(priv, priv->current_rate,
 				conf->chandef.chan->hw_value);