diff --git a/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh b/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh
index e30aeec..09ac4ab 100644
--- a/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh
+++ b/scripts/netifd-wireless.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ _wdev_prepare_channel() {
 	json_get_vars channel hwmode
 
 	auto_channel=0
+	enable_ht=0
 	htmode=
 	hwmode="${hwmode##11}"
 	hwmode_n="${hwmode##n}"
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ _wdev_prepare_channel() {
 	esac
 
 	[[ "$hwmode_n" = "$hwmode" ]] || {
+		enable_ht=1
 		hwmode="$hwmode_n"
 
 		json_get_vars htmode