--- /dev/null
+--- a/config.mk
++++ b/config.mk
+@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ endif
+ endif # build check
+ endif # kernel Makefile check
+
+-CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT=pid
++CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT=minstrel
+ CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_PID=y
++CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL=y
+
+ # enable mesh networking too
+ CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH=y