diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 888502e2bf86f55a4f93c4fa9ade6e3fbb5796b8..42ed923cdb1aad9479be7ed5f68a2b40c665ffcb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -1917,7 +1917,8 @@ ath5k_beacon_send(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 		sc->bmisscount = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && sc->num_ap_vifs > 1) {
+	if ((sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && sc->num_ap_vifs > 1) ||
+			sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
 		u64 tsf = ath5k_hw_get_tsf64(ah);
 		u32 tsftu = TSF_TO_TU(tsf);
 		int slot = ((tsftu % sc->bintval) * ATH_BCBUF) / sc->bintval;