diff --git a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
index 2a86e91905..9198615538 100755
--- a/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
+++ b/package/madwifi/files/lib/wifi/madwifi.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ enable_atheros() {
 				*a) agmode=11a;;
 				*) agmode=auto;;
 			esac
-			iwconfig "$ifname" channel 0 >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
+			iwconfig "$ifname" channel "$channel" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
 			ifconfig "$ifname" up
 			sleep 1
 			iwpriv "$ifname" mode "$agmode"