diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index a4c5b90..0c02c47 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -1689,6 +1689,11 @@
 	if (local->hw.conf.beacon_int < 10)
 		local->hw.conf.beacon_int = 100;
 
+	if (local->hw.max_listen_interval == 0)
+		local->hw.max_listen_interval = 1;
+
+	local->hw.conf.listen_interval = local->hw.max_listen_interval;
+
 	local->wstats_flags |= local->hw.flags & (IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_UNSPEC |
 						  IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DB |
 						  IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM) ?
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 591e633..779affd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -774,7 +774,8 @@
 		mgmt->frame_control = IEEE80211_FC(IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT,
 						   IEEE80211_STYPE_REASSOC_REQ);
 		mgmt->u.reassoc_req.capab_info = cpu_to_le16(capab);
-		mgmt->u.reassoc_req.listen_interval = cpu_to_le16(1);
+		mgmt->u.reassoc_req.listen_interval =
+				cpu_to_le16(local->hw.conf.listen_interval);
 		memcpy(mgmt->u.reassoc_req.current_ap, ifsta->prev_bssid,
 		       ETH_ALEN);
 	} else {
@@ -782,7 +783,8 @@
 		mgmt->frame_control = IEEE80211_FC(IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT,
 						   IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ);
 		mgmt->u.assoc_req.capab_info = cpu_to_le16(capab);
-		mgmt->u.assoc_req.listen_interval = cpu_to_le16(1);
+		mgmt->u.reassoc_req.listen_interval =
+				cpu_to_le16(local->hw.conf.listen_interval);
 	}
 
 	/* SSID */