diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index 774341b0005a..a42e2081b75f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4460,13 +4460,17 @@ void rtl8xxxu_gen1_init_aggregation(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)
 
 static void rtl8xxxu_set_basic_rates(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv, u32 rate_cfg)
 {
+	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = priv->hw;
 	u32 val32;
 	u8 rate_idx = 0;
 
 	rate_cfg &= RESPONSE_RATE_BITMAP_ALL;
 
 	val32 = rtl8xxxu_read32(priv, REG_RESPONSE_RATE_SET);
-	val32 &= ~RESPONSE_RATE_BITMAP_ALL;
+	if (hw->conf.chandef.chan->band == NL80211_BAND_5GHZ)
+		val32 &= RESPONSE_RATE_RRSR_INIT_5G;
+	else
+		val32 &= RESPONSE_RATE_RRSR_INIT_2G;
 	val32 |= rate_cfg;
 	rtl8xxxu_write32(priv, REG_RESPONSE_RATE_SET, val32);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h
index a2a31f374a82..438b65ba9640 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_regs.h
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@
 #define REG_RESPONSE_RATE_SET		0x0440
 #define  RESPONSE_RATE_BITMAP_ALL	0xfffff
 #define  RESPONSE_RATE_RRSR_CCK_ONLY_1M	0xffff1
+#define  RESPONSE_RATE_RRSR_INIT_2G	0x15f
+#define  RESPONSE_RATE_RRSR_INIT_5G	0x150
 #define  RSR_1M				BIT(0)
 #define  RSR_2M				BIT(1)
 #define  RSR_5_5M			BIT(2)