--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+@@ -677,7 +677,11 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc
+ hw->sta_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_node);
+ hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_vif);
+
++#ifdef ATH9K_USE_MINSTREL
++ hw->rate_control_algorithm = "minstrel_ht";
++#else
+ hw->rate_control_algorithm = "ath9k_rate_control";
++#endif
+
+ if (test_bit(ATH9K_MODE_11G, sc->sc_ah->caps.wireless_modes))
+ hw->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] =