diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 4f22a7174caff31747511ced655ac0ce12a375cc..be7c9f42a34079440a48411e1a732ad9eedd6a9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -8354,6 +8354,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
 
+	hw->rate_control_algorithm = "iwl-3945-rs";
+
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("*** LOAD DRIVER ***\n");
 	priv = hw->priv;
 	priv->hw = hw;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index d60adcb9bd4ac1e93b70c5268dea7400e84976f2..6757c6c1b25aec4fb6ac25a19461600f899f0f75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -8955,6 +8955,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
 
+	hw->rate_control_algorithm = "iwl-4965-rs";
+
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("*** LOAD DRIVER ***\n");
 	priv = hw->priv;
 	priv->hw = hw;