diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 792c09c..b10e707 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@
 			     int rate, int erp, int short_preamble);
 void mac80211_ev_michael_mic_failure(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, int keyidx,
 				     struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr);
+void ieee80211_set_wmm_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_NOINLINE
 #define debug_noinline noinline
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index f90254a..6a7f4fa 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -399,8 +399,15 @@
 		atomic_inc(&local->iff_promiscs);
 
 	local->open_count++;
-	if (need_hw_reconfig)
+	if (need_hw_reconfig) {
 		ieee80211_hw_config(local);
+		/*
+		 * set default queue parameters so drivers don't
+		 * need to initialise the hardware if the hardware
+		 * doesn't start up with sane defaults
+		 */
+		ieee80211_set_wmm_default(sdata);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * ieee80211_sta_work is disabled while network interface
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index f754ad2..c22dcd6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -539,32 +539,6 @@
 }
 
 /* MLME */
-static void ieee80211_set_wmm_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
-	struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params qparam;
-	int i;
-
-	if (!local->ops->conf_tx)
-		return;
-
-	memset(&qparam, 0, sizeof(qparam));
-
-	qparam.aifs = 2;
-
-	if (local->hw.conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ &&
-	    !(sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_OPERATING_GMODE))
-		qparam.cw_min = 31;
-	else
-		qparam.cw_min = 15;
-
-	qparam.cw_max = 1023;
-	qparam.txop = 0;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < local_to_hw(local)->queues; i++)
-		local->ops->conf_tx(local_to_hw(local), i, &qparam);
-}
-
 static void ieee80211_sta_def_wmm_params(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					 struct ieee80211_sta_bss *bss)
 {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index e19c74c..55be3ef 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -572,3 +572,29 @@
 		pos += elen;
 	}
 }
+
+void ieee80211_set_wmm_default(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params qparam;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!local->ops->conf_tx)
+		return;
+
+	memset(&qparam, 0, sizeof(qparam));
+
+	qparam.aifs = 2;
+
+	if (local->hw.conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ &&
+	    !(sdata->flags & IEEE80211_SDATA_OPERATING_GMODE))
+		qparam.cw_min = 31;
+	else
+		qparam.cw_min = 15;
+
+	qparam.cw_max = 1023;
+	qparam.txop = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < local_to_hw(local)->queues; i++)
+		local->ops->conf_tx(local_to_hw(local), i, &qparam);
+}