diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 31ca11672ca81f0d83daa69b8091bced73ba76f1..6a43c34ce96f17e6ff2fceef2a8ffa6f69f8b79b 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1176,6 +1176,7 @@ struct mesh_config {
  * @dtim_period: DTIM period to use
  * @beacon_interval: beacon interval to use
  * @mcast_rate: multicat rate for Mesh Node [6Mbps is the default for 802.11a]
+ * @basic_rates: basic rates to use when creating the mesh
  *
  * These parameters are fixed when the mesh is created.
  */
@@ -1195,6 +1196,7 @@ struct mesh_setup {
 	u8 dtim_period;
 	u16 beacon_interval;
 	int mcast_rate[IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS];
+	u32 basic_rates;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 344a57968079f60cd803b0db2311ca897e611217..cd6f35f6e714be709ff8c464712339e15ebc7be1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1759,6 +1759,7 @@ static int copy_mesh_setup(struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh,
 	/* mcast rate setting in Mesh Node */
 	memcpy(sdata->vif.bss_conf.mcast_rate, setup->mcast_rate,
 						sizeof(setup->mcast_rate));
+	sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates = setup->basic_rates;
 
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int = setup->beacon_interval;
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.dtim_period = setup->dtim_period;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 4ee527f7867782668bfac6b0cc7ad5919e194770..6c33af482df4e876925664a61afd80d6f5456267 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -738,9 +738,6 @@ int ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		      BSS_CHANGED_HT |
 		      BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES |
 		      BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT;
-	enum ieee80211_band band = ieee80211_get_sdata_band(sdata);
-	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband =
-					sdata->local->hw.wiphy->bands[band];
 
 	local->fif_other_bss++;
 	/* mesh ifaces must set allmulti to forward mcast traffic */
@@ -758,7 +755,6 @@ int ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode =
 				ifmsh->mshcfg.ht_opmode;
 	sdata->vif.bss_conf.enable_beacon = true;
-	sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates = ieee80211_mandatory_rates(sband);
 
 	changed |= ieee80211_mps_local_status_update(sdata);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/mesh.c b/net/wireless/mesh.c
index 0daaf72e1b81faff65b7bf7700860c73a189c013..30c49202ee4d12804b78bf4cc26e2766c4cc029e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mesh.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mesh.c
@@ -162,6 +162,16 @@ int __cfg80211_join_mesh(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		setup->chandef.center_freq1 = setup->chandef.chan->center_freq;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * check if basic rates are available otherwise use mandatory rates as
+	 * basic rates
+	 */
+	if (!setup->basic_rates) {
+		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband =
+				rdev->wiphy.bands[setup->chandef.chan->band];
+		setup->basic_rates = ieee80211_mandatory_rates(sband);
+	}
+
 	if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(&rdev->wiphy, &setup->chandef))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 8aa83c04d4ebf68b5686e52f3ca35da585844043..687cb6497598d9318a4363afcf7e22c2eea892a4 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -7487,6 +7487,23 @@ static int nl80211_join_mesh(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		setup.chandef.chan = NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]) {
+		u8 *rates = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]);
+		int n_rates =
+			nla_len(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_BSS_BASIC_RATES]);
+		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+
+		if (!setup.chandef.chan)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		sband = rdev->wiphy.bands[setup.chandef.chan->band];
+
+		err = ieee80211_get_ratemask(sband, rates, n_rates,
+					     &setup.basic_rates);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	return cfg80211_join_mesh(rdev, dev, &setup, &cfg);
 }