diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index a623454..8b2f54b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 	 */
 	rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR14, &reg);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TSF_COUNT, 1);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TBCN, 1);
+	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TBCN, (tsf_sync == TSF_SYNC_BEACON));
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_BEACON_GEN, 0);
 	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TSF_SYNC, tsf_sync);
 	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR14, reg);