diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.h
index 86d2abea4e1..998e4b6252b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.h
@@ -398,6 +398,8 @@ void wl1251_disable_interrupts(struct wl1251 *wl);
 #define WL1251_DEFAULT_BEACON_INT 100
 #define WL1251_DEFAULT_DTIM_PERIOD 1
 
+#define WL1251_DEFAULT_CHANNEL 0
+
 #define CHIP_ID_1251_PG10	           (0x7010101)
 #define CHIP_ID_1251_PG11	           (0x7020101)
 #define CHIP_ID_1251_PG12	           (0x7030101)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
index d03169266b2..2514c94294d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ static void wl1251_op_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	wl->psm = 0;
 	wl->tx_queue_stopped = false;
 	wl->power_level = WL1251_DEFAULT_POWER_LEVEL;
+	wl->channel = WL1251_DEFAULT_CHANNEL;
 
 	wl1251_debugfs_reset(wl);
 
@@ -1302,7 +1303,6 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wl1251_init_ieee80211);
 
-#define WL1251_DEFAULT_CHANNEL 1
 struct ieee80211_hw *wl1251_alloc_hw(void)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;