diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
index 4a5ef6e53954..a074d811fef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ static int wl18xx_identify_chip(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		wl1271_debug(DEBUG_BOOT, "chip id 0x%x (185x PG10)",
 			     wl->chip.id);
 		wl->sr_fw_name = WL18XX_FW_NAME;
-		wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_NO_ELP;
+		wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_NO_ELP |
+			      WLCORE_QUIRK_RX_BLOCKSIZE_ALIGN;
 
 		/* TODO: need to blocksize alignment for RX/TX separately? */
 		break;