diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c
index 6be2992..f9fdb53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl1000_bgn_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_EXT_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 128,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl1000_bg_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_EXT_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 128,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index c44a303..a52c468 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -2895,7 +2895,7 @@ static struct iwl_cfg iwl3945_bg_cfg = {
 	.led_compensation = 64,
 	.broken_powersave = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.tx_power_by_driver = true,
 };
@@ -2916,7 +2916,7 @@ static struct iwl_cfg iwl3945_abg_cfg = {
 	.led_compensation = 64,
 	.broken_powersave = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.tx_power_by_driver = true,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index d3afdda..abbfa02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl4965_agn_cfg = {
 	.led_compensation = 61,
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL4965_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.temperature_kelvin = true,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.tx_power_by_driver = true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index a28af7e..b5629a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5300_agn_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5100_bgn_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5100_abg_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5100_agn_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5350_agn_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5150_agn_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl5150_abg_cfg = {
 	.chain_noise_num_beacons = IWL_CAL_NUM_BEACONS,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c
index 9fbf54c..eaee975 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6000g2a_2agn_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6000i_2agn_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6000i_2abg_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6000i_2bg_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6050_2agn_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1500,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6050_2abg_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1500,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg iwl6000_3agn_cfg = {
 	.support_ct_kill_exit = true,
 	.plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
-	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
+	.monitor_recover_period = IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
 	.ucode_tracing = true,
 	.sensitivity_calib_by_driver = true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index f3f3473..df69540 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -1057,7 +1057,8 @@ struct iwl_event_log {
 #define IWL_DELAY_NEXT_FORCE_FW_RELOAD (HZ*5)
 
 /* timer constants use to monitor and recover stuck tx queues in mSecs */
-#define IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD  (1000)
+#define IWL_DEF_MONITORING_PERIOD	(1000)
+#define IWL_LONG_MONITORING_PERIOD	(5000)
 #define IWL_ONE_HUNDRED_MSECS   (100)
 #define IWL_SIXTY_SECS          (60000)
 
