diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 57bdc153952f6709493a4eff14d20802db79066f..611d98320593869dc9c26faf2c64218c8c32e3ec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ static inline int rt2x00_get_link_ant_rssi(struct link *link)
 	return DEFAULT_RSSI;
 }
 
+static inline void rt2x00_reset_link_ant_rssi(struct link *link)
+{
+	link->ant.rssi_ant = 0;
+}
+
 static inline int rt2x00_get_link_ant_rssi_history(struct link *link,
 						   enum antenna ant)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
index a9930a03f450636e0cdc47e9098313fc171819ea..48608e8cc8b4a50ef01a559314e4375e7214c946 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00config.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void rt2x00lib_config_antenna(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	 */
 	rt2x00dev->ops->lib->config(rt2x00dev, &libconf, CONFIG_UPDATE_ANTENNA);
 	rt2x00lib_reset_link_tuner(rt2x00dev);
+	rt2x00_reset_link_ant_rssi(&rt2x00dev->link);
 
 	rt2x00dev->link.ant.active.rx = libconf.ant.rx;
 	rt2x00dev->link.ant.active.tx = libconf.ant.tx;