diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index 0cbefa3d1e4564b1015ccd2569a240ce76bec00b..48bdcd8d2e94c3355c877a55d8e7815249350fdc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5150_agn_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5150_abg_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,