diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 4346cd1..1e1bf5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 1;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index 853b2b2..48a109a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 /*
  * Allow hardware encryption to be disabled.
  */
-static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 0;
+static int modparam_nohwcrypt = 1;
 module_param_named(nohwcrypt, modparam_nohwcrypt, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nohwcrypt, "Disable hardware encryption.");