--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int modparam_nohwcrypt;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
 
-int modparam_ht;
+int modparam_ht = 1;
 module_param_named(ht, modparam_ht, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ht, "enable MPDU aggregation.");
 
