diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_conf.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_conf.h
index 0b34b62611761e20c266f5d178c058b7d8bb3063..d76ae03762a3ae4feb5b0a5f5076916afe05cb43 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_conf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_conf.h
@@ -977,6 +977,13 @@ struct conf_conn_settings {
 	 * Range: 1000 - 3600000
 	 */
 	u32 keep_alive_interval;
+
+	/*
+	 * Maximum listen interval supported by the driver in units of beacons.
+	 *
+	 * Range: u16
+	 */
+	u8 max_listen_interval;
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 247f4079832e3e971b107d446f0713c436b7d9c5..5c32d8d723612fcbc1220ab6fe66b65d27e915c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static struct conf_drv_settings default_conf = {
 	},
 	.conn = {
 		.wake_up_event               = CONF_WAKE_UP_EVENT_DTIM,
-		.listen_interval             = 0,
+		.listen_interval             = 1,
 		.bcn_filt_mode               = CONF_BCN_FILT_MODE_ENABLED,
 		.bcn_filt_ie_count           = 1,
 		.bcn_filt_ie = {
@@ -266,7 +266,8 @@ static struct conf_drv_settings default_conf = {
 		.bet_enable                  = CONF_BET_MODE_ENABLE,
 		.bet_max_consecutive         = 10,
 		.psm_entry_retries           = 3,
-		.keep_alive_interval         = 55000
+		.keep_alive_interval         = 55000,
+		.max_listen_interval         = 20,
 	},
 	.init = {
 		.radioparam = {
@@ -2253,6 +2254,7 @@ int wl1271_init_ieee80211(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	/* unit us */
 	/* FIXME: find a proper value */
 	wl->hw->channel_change_time = 10000;
+	wl->hw->max_listen_interval = wl->conf.conn.max_listen_interval;
 
 	wl->hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM |