diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
index c24d1d3d55f6..73086c1629ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
@@ -696,6 +696,24 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline bool iwl_enable_rx_ampdu(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg)
+{
+	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_RXAGG)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool iwl_enable_tx_ampdu(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg)
+{
+	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_TXAGG)
+		return false;
+	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_ENABLE_HT_TXAGG)
+		return true;
+
+	/* disabled by default */
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int iwlagn_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				   struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				   enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
@@ -717,7 +735,7 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START:
-		if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_RXAGG)
+		if (!iwl_enable_rx_ampdu(priv->cfg))
 			break;
 		IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "start Rx\n");
 		ret = iwl_sta_rx_agg_start(priv, sta, tid, *ssn);
@@ -729,7 +747,7 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START:
 		if (!priv->trans->ops->txq_enable)
 			break;
-		if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_TXAGG)
+		if (!iwl_enable_tx_ampdu(priv->cfg))
 			break;
 		IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "start Tx\n");
 		ret = iwlagn_tx_agg_start(priv, vif, sta, tid, ssn);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index c3728163be46..75103554cd63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ module_param_named(swcrypto, iwlwifi_mod_params.sw_crypto, int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(swcrypto, "using crypto in software (default 0 [hardware])");
 module_param_named(11n_disable, iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n, uint, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(11n_disable,
-	"disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: agg TX, 4: agg RX");
+	"disable 11n functionality, bitmap: 1: full, 2: disable agg TX, 4: disable agg RX, 8 enable agg TX");
 module_param_named(amsdu_size_8K, iwlwifi_mod_params.amsdu_size_8K,
 		   int, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(amsdu_size_8K, "enable 8K amsdu size (default 0)");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h
index 0a84ade7edac..b29075c3da8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-modparams.h
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ enum iwl_power_level {
 	IWL_POWER_NUM
 };
 
-#define IWL_DISABLE_HT_ALL	BIT(0)
-#define IWL_DISABLE_HT_TXAGG	BIT(1)
-#define IWL_DISABLE_HT_RXAGG	BIT(2)
+enum iwl_disable_11n {
+	IWL_DISABLE_HT_ALL	 = BIT(0),
+	IWL_DISABLE_HT_TXAGG	 = BIT(1),
+	IWL_DISABLE_HT_RXAGG	 = BIT(2),
+	IWL_ENABLE_HT_TXAGG	 = BIT(3),
+};
 
 /**
  * struct iwl_mod_params
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ enum iwl_power_level {
  *
  * @sw_crypto: using hardware encryption, default = 0
  * @disable_11n: disable 11n capabilities, default = 0,
- *	use IWL_DISABLE_HT_* constants
+ *	use IWL_[DIS,EN]ABLE_HT_* constants
  * @amsdu_size_8K: enable 8K amsdu size, default = 0
  * @restart_fw: restart firmware, default = 1
  * @wd_disable: enable stuck queue check, default = 0
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 6bf9766e5982..c35b8661b395 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -328,6 +328,24 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
 }
 
+static inline bool iwl_enable_rx_ampdu(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg)
+{
+	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_RXAGG)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline bool iwl_enable_tx_ampdu(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg)
+{
+	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_TXAGG)
+		return false;
+	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_ENABLE_HT_TXAGG)
+		return true;
+
+	/* enabled by default */
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int iwl_mvm_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				    struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				    enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
@@ -347,7 +365,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START:
-		if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_RXAGG) {
+		if (!iwl_enable_rx_ampdu(mvm->cfg)) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -357,7 +375,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_ampdu_action(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		ret = iwl_mvm_sta_rx_agg(mvm, sta, tid, 0, false);
 		break;
 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START:
-		if (iwlwifi_mod_params.disable_11n & IWL_DISABLE_HT_TXAGG) {
+		if (!iwl_enable_tx_ampdu(mvm->cfg)) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}