diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
index cdf90c40f11b..79a9bc95d2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
@@ -3204,6 +3204,7 @@ prism2_init_local_data(struct prism2_helper_functions *funcs, int card_idx,
 	local->auth_algs = PRISM2_AUTH_OPEN | PRISM2_AUTH_SHARED_KEY;
 	local->sram_type = -1;
 	local->scan_channel_mask = 0xffff;
+	local->monitor_type = PRISM2_MONITOR_RADIOTAP;
 
 	/* Initialize task queue structures */
 	INIT_WORK(&local->reset_queue, handle_reset_queue);