diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
index d4dfbe4cb66d..dfec5b5e7e14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
@@ -95,5 +95,6 @@
 #define IWL_MVM_FW_MCAST_FILTER_PASS_ALL	0
 #define IWL_MVM_QUOTA_THRESHOLD			8
 #define IWL_MVM_RS_RSSI_BASED_INIT_RATE         0
+#define IWL_MVM_RS_DISABLE_MIMO			0
 
 #endif /* __MVM_CONSTANTS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index 18a539999580..0d836fe67e83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -2684,6 +2684,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 			lq_sta->ldpc = true;
 	}
 
+	if (IWL_MVM_RS_DISABLE_MIMO)
+		lq_sta->active_mimo2_rate = 0;
+
 	lq_sta->max_legacy_rate_idx = find_last_bit(&lq_sta->active_legacy_rate,
 						    BITS_PER_LONG);
 	lq_sta->max_siso_rate_idx = find_last_bit(&lq_sta->active_siso_rate,