diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 10d93386042a7b5c11a1cf458a8d1699653e1aaf..25d0065778efc3b042a61ae3f8b0d0da2a842c3a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -525,9 +525,11 @@ void ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 
 	ifmsh->housekeeping = true;
-	ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &ifmsh->work);
+	queue_work(local->hw, &ifmsh->work);
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = MESH_DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL;
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON |
-						BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED);
+						BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED |
+						BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_stop_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index 2ebd74cb0380660359c108555c5b539af86bfe81..4241925095c7758c9214b730c6883838e10f37e7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ struct mesh_rmc {
  */
 #define MESH_PATH_REFRESH_TIME			1000
 #define MESH_MIN_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT (2 * MESH_DIAM_TRAVERSAL_TIME)
+#define MESH_DEFAULT_BEACON_INTERVAL		1000 	/* in 1024 us units */
 
 #define MESH_MAX_PREQ_RETRIES 4
 #define MESH_PATH_EXPIRE (600 * HZ)