diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
index d6a8bf09878e..5f43d7f42af1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@
 #define BCM43xx_DEFAULT_SHORT_RETRY_LIMIT	7
 #define BCM43xx_DEFAULT_LONG_RETRY_LIMIT	4
 
+/* FIXME: the next line is a guess as to what the maximum RSSI value might be */
+#define RX_RSSI_MAX				60
+
 /* Max size of a security key */
 #define BCM43xx_SEC_KEYSIZE			16
 /* Security algorithms. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
index a1b783813d8e..2ffc0d5b54ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -3688,6 +3688,8 @@ static int bcm43xx_read_phyinfo(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 		       phy_type);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	};
+	bcm->ieee->perfect_rssi = RX_RSSI_MAX;
+	bcm->ieee->worst_rssi = 0;
 	if (!phy_rev_ok) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PFX "Invalid PHY Revision %x\n",
 		       phy_rev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c
index d27016f8c736..12043f8be1bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@
 #define BCM43xx_WX_VERSION	18
 
 #define MAX_WX_STRING		80
-/* FIXME: the next line is a guess as to what the maximum RSSI value might be */
-#define RX_RSSI_MAX		60
-
 
 static int bcm43xx_wx_get_name(struct net_device *net_dev,
                                struct iw_request_info *info,