}
 }
 
-static void setup_ht_cap(struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_info)
+static void setup_ht_cap(struct ath_softc *sc,
+                        struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_info)
 {
 #define        ATH9K_HT_CAP_MAXRXAMPDU_65536 0x3       /* 2 ^ 16 */
 #define        ATH9K_HT_CAP_MPDUDENSITY_8 0x6          /* 8 usec */
 
        ht_info->ampdu_factor = ATH9K_HT_CAP_MAXRXAMPDU_65536;
        ht_info->ampdu_density = ATH9K_HT_CAP_MPDUDENSITY_8;
+
        /* set up supported mcs set */
        memset(&ht_info->mcs, 0, sizeof(ht_info->mcs));
-       ht_info->mcs.rx_mask[0] = 0xff;
-       ht_info->mcs.rx_mask[1] = 0xff;
+
+       switch(sc->sc_rx_chainmask) {
+       case 1:
+               ht_info->mcs.rx_mask[0] = 0xff;
+               break;
+       case 5:
+       case 7:
+       default:
+               ht_info->mcs.rx_mask[0] = 0xff;
+               ht_info->mcs.rx_mask[1] = 0xff;
+               break;
+       }
+
        ht_info->mcs.tx_params = IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_DEFINED;
 }
 
        hw->rate_control_algorithm = "ath9k_rate_control";
 
        if (sc->sc_ah->ah_caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT) {
-               setup_ht_cap(&sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ].ht_cap);
+               setup_ht_cap(sc, &sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ].ht_cap);
                if (test_bit(ATH9K_MODE_11A, sc->sc_ah->ah_caps.wireless_modes))
-                       setup_ht_cap(&sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ].ht_cap);
+                       setup_ht_cap(sc, &sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ].ht_cap);
        }
 
        hw->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] = &sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ];