diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index 8b202e05034e48355085db0b64c905fc4eca9f34..ff6c0807b502861fabda8e5d1e46dc52ccb2f25d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ static void setup_ht_cap(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 	if (priv->ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_SGI_20)
 		ht_info->cap |= IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20;
 
+	ht_info->cap |= (1 << IEEE80211_HT_CAP_RX_STBC_SHIFT);
+
 	ht_info->ampdu_factor = IEEE80211_HT_MAX_AMPDU_64K;
 	ht_info->ampdu_density = IEEE80211_HT_MPDU_DENSITY_8;