diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
index 705fffa59da9..41a4f9555d07 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 #define RATE_AUTO	12
 
 #define MAX_RATE			12
+#define VNT_B_RATES	(BIT(RATE_1M) | BIT(RATE_2M) |\
+			BIT(RATE_5M) | BIT(RATE_11M))
 
 /*
  * device specific
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
index a44abcce6fb4..f15990491ce4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
@@ -825,10 +825,14 @@ int vnt_tx_packet(struct vnt_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (info->band == NL80211_BAND_5GHZ) {
 			pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11A;
 		} else {
-			if (tx_rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
-				pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11GB;
-			else
-				pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11GA;
+			if (tx_rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT) {
+				if (priv->basic_rates & VNT_B_RATES)
+					pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11GB;
+				else
+					pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11GA;
+			} else {
+				pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11A;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11B;