--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@
 
 /* SIFS */
 #define	AR5K_INIT_SIFS_TURBO			6
-/* XXX: 8 from initvals 10 from standard */
-#define	AR5K_INIT_SIFS_DEFAULT_BG		8
+#define	AR5K_INIT_SIFS_DEFAULT_BG		10
 #define	AR5K_INIT_SIFS_DEFAULT_A		16
 #define	AR5K_INIT_SIFS_HALF_RATE		32
 #define AR5K_INIT_SIFS_QUARTER_RATE		64
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/qcu.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_set_ifs_intervals(struct at
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	sifs = ath5k_hw_get_default_sifs(ah);
-	sifs_clock = ath5k_hw_htoclock(ah, sifs);
+	sifs_clock = ath5k_hw_htoclock(ah, sifs - 2);
 
 	/* EIFS
 	 * Txtime of ack at lowest rate + SIFS + DIFS