diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h
index 37ad5cd0b82f..c5559efcf5a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271.h
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ struct wl1271 {
 	/* The current band */
 	enum ieee80211_band band;
 
+	/* Beaconing interval (needed for ad-hoc) */
+	u32 beacon_int;
+
 	/* Default key (for WEP) */
 	u32 default_key;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
index 0aa2422982d3..0dcb3c2afe07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int wl1271_cmd_join(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 bss_type)
 						   CONF_HW_BIT_RATE_24MBPS);
 	}
 
-	join->beacon_interval = cpu_to_le16(WL1271_DEFAULT_BEACON_INT);
+	join->beacon_interval = cpu_to_le16(wl->beacon_int);
 	join->dtim_interval = WL1271_DEFAULT_DTIM_PERIOD;
 
 	join->channel = wl->channel;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 49f37b0183ac..523e051d62dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -1575,6 +1575,15 @@ static void wl1271_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
+	if ((changed && BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT) &&
+	    (wl->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_IBSS)) {
+		wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ADHOC, "ad-hoc beacon interval updated: %d",
+			bss_conf->beacon_int);
+
+		wl->beacon_int = bss_conf->beacon_int;
+		do_join = true;
+	}
+
 	if ((changed && BSS_CHANGED_BEACON) &&
 	    (wl->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_IBSS)) {
 		struct sk_buff *beacon = ieee80211_beacon_get(hw, vif);
@@ -2193,6 +2202,7 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *wl1271_alloc_hw(void)
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&wl->elp_work, wl1271_elp_work);
 	wl->channel = WL1271_DEFAULT_CHANNEL;
+	wl->beacon_int = WL1271_DEFAULT_BEACON_INT;
 	wl->default_key = 0;
 	wl->rx_counter = 0;
 	wl->rx_config = WL1271_DEFAULT_RX_CONFIG;