diff --git a/package/wificonf/wificonf.c b/package/wificonf/wificonf.c
index 1ac0ca880..5c3581df6 100644
--- a/package/wificonf/wificonf.c
+++ b/package/wificonf/wificonf.c
@@ -622,6 +622,10 @@ static void setup_bcom_common(int skfd, char *ifname)
 	val = nvram_enabled(wl_var("lazywds"));
 	bcom_ioctl(skfd, ifname, WLC_SET_LAZYWDS, &val, sizeof(val));
 
+	if ((val = atoi(nvram_safe_get(wl_var("rate")))) > 0) {
+		val *= 2;
+		bcom_ioctl(skfd, ifname, WLC_SET_RATE, &val, sizeof(val));
+	}
 	if (v = nvram_get(wl_var("dtim"))) {
 		val = atoi(v);
 		bcom_ioctl(skfd, ifname, WLC_SET_DTIMPRD, &val, sizeof(val));