diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c
index 0c60ffea414d..a16dee58a664 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/event.c
@@ -133,10 +133,13 @@ static int wl1271_event_ps_report(struct wl1271 *wl,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
 
-		/* enable beacon early termination */
-		ret = wl1271_acx_bet_enable(wl, true);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			break;
+		/*
+		 * BET has only a minor effect in 5GHz and masks
+		 * channel switch IEs, so we only enable BET on 2.4GHz
+		*/
+		if (wl->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
+			/* enable beacon early termination */
+			ret = wl1271_acx_bet_enable(wl, true);
 
 		if (wl->ps_compl) {
 			complete(wl->ps_compl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c
index b59b67711a17..d3e377d7fe62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c
@@ -169,9 +169,11 @@ int wl1271_ps_set_mode(struct wl1271 *wl, enum wl1271_cmd_ps_mode mode,
 		wl1271_debug(DEBUG_PSM, "leaving psm");
 
 		/* disable beacon early termination */
-		ret = wl1271_acx_bet_enable(wl, false);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+		if (wl->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
+			ret = wl1271_acx_bet_enable(wl, false);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
 
 		/* disable beacon filtering */
 		ret = wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(wl, false);