diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 4ecacea677acc6933d0bd90528f863dd9fcf10e4..76b8783c5639da96eb60a663f8f8bf8e82d4e9ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -2016,8 +2016,7 @@ static int rt2800_init_registers(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 
 	rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, MM40_PROT_CFG, &reg);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MM40_PROT_CFG_PROTECT_RATE, 0x4084);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MM40_PROT_CFG_PROTECT_CTRL,
-			   !rt2x00_is_usb(rt2x00dev));
+	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MM40_PROT_CFG_PROTECT_CTRL, 0);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MM40_PROT_CFG_PROTECT_NAV, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MM40_PROT_CFG_TX_OP_ALLOW_CCK, 1);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, MM40_PROT_CFG_TX_OP_ALLOW_OFDM, 1);