diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
index 147e925d6474..3a136c1d3a5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_common(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	if (vif->bss_conf.qos)
 		cmd->qos_flags |= cpu_to_le32(MAC_QOS_FLG_UPDATE_EDCA);
 
+	/* Don't use cts to self as the fw doesn't support it currently. */
 	if (vif->bss_conf.use_cts_prot)
-		cmd->protection_flags |= cpu_to_le32(MAC_PROT_FLG_TGG_PROTECT |
-						     MAC_PROT_FLG_SELF_CTS_EN);
+		cmd->protection_flags |= cpu_to_le32(MAC_PROT_FLG_TGG_PROTECT);
 
 	/*
 	 * I think that we should enable these 2 flags regardless the HT PROT