diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index ee77595750503db51e83ef90644f7884a5c529a5..87db1ee1c298ae32ac1434e7f3db58e25bfbee92 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1037,13 +1037,16 @@ void ath9k_hw_init_global_settings(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	/*
 	 * Workaround for early ACK timeouts, add an offset to match the
-	 * initval's 64us ack timeout value.
+	 * initval's 64us ack timeout value. Use 48us for the CTS timeout.
 	 * This was initially only meant to work around an issue with delayed
 	 * BA frames in some implementations, but it has been found to fix ACK
 	 * timeout issues in other cases as well.
 	 */
-	if (conf->channel && conf->channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
+	if (conf->channel && conf->channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
 		acktimeout += 64 - sifstime - ah->slottime;
+		ctstimeout += 48 - sifstime - ah->slottime;
+	}
+
 
 	ath9k_hw_set_sifs_time(ah, sifstime);
 	ath9k_hw_setslottime(ah, slottime);