diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
index fe3bf9491997..c484cc253892 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 #define B43_MMIO_TSF_2			0x636	/* core rev < 3 only */
 #define B43_MMIO_TSF_3			0x638	/* core rev < 3 only */
 #define B43_MMIO_RNG			0x65A
+#define B43_MMIO_IFSSLOT		0x684	/* Interframe slot time */
 #define B43_MMIO_IFSCTL			0x688 /* Interframe space control */
 #define  B43_MMIO_IFSCTL_USE_EDCF	0x0004
 #define B43_MMIO_POWERUP_DELAY		0x6A8
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 19b4eae47b59..fcbf0e27d9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -628,10 +628,17 @@ static void b43_upload_card_macaddress(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 static void b43_set_slot_time(struct b43_wldev *dev, u16 slot_time)
 {
 	/* slot_time is in usec. */
-	if (dev->phy.type != B43_PHYTYPE_G)
+	/* This test used to exit for all but a G PHY. */
+	if (b43_current_band(dev->wl) == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
 		return;
-	b43_write16(dev, 0x684, 510 + slot_time);
-	b43_shm_write16(dev, B43_SHM_SHARED, 0x0010, slot_time);
+	b43_write16(dev, B43_MMIO_IFSSLOT, 510 + slot_time);
+	/* Shared memory location 0x0010 is the slot time and should be
+	 * set to slot_time; however, this register is initially 0 and changing
+	 * the value adversely affects the transmit rate for BCM4311
+	 * devices. Until this behavior is unterstood, delete this step
+	 *
+	 * b43_shm_write16(dev, B43_SHM_SHARED, 0x0010, slot_time);
+	 */
 }
 
 static void b43_short_slot_timing_enable(struct b43_wldev *dev)