diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index e870366ad871..e5ea670a18db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 1;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index c437960de3ed..f18c12a19cc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 1;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");