--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -682,24 +682,27 @@ mt76_init_sband(struct mt76_dev *dev, st
 	ht_cap->ampdu_factor = IEEE80211_HT_MAX_AMPDU_64K;
 	ht_cap->ampdu_density = IEEE80211_HT_MPDU_DENSITY_4;
 
-	vht_cap = &sband->vht_cap;
-	vht_cap->vht_supported = true;
+	if (dev->cap.has_5ghz)
+	{
+		vht_cap = &sband->vht_cap;
+		vht_cap->vht_supported = true;
 
-	mcs_map = (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << (0 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << (1 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (2 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (3 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (4 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (5 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (6 * 2)) |
-		  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (7 * 2));
+		mcs_map = (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << (0 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << (1 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (2 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (3 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (4 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (5 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (6 * 2)) |
+			  (IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (7 * 2));
 
-	vht_cap->vht_mcs.rx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
-	vht_cap->vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
-	vht_cap->cap = IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_RXLDPC |
-		       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_TXSTBC |
-		       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_RXSTBC_1 |
-			   IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_SHORT_GI_80;
+		vht_cap->vht_mcs.rx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
+		vht_cap->vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
+		vht_cap->cap = IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_RXLDPC |
+			       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_TXSTBC |
+			       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_RXSTBC_1 |
+			       IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_SHORT_GI_80;
+	}
 
 	dev->chandef.chan = &sband->channels[0];