diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index af38cb159..777b09745 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,11 @@ static void wext_get_scan_rate(struct iw_event *iwe,
 		clen -= sizeof(struct iw_param);
 		custom += sizeof(struct iw_param);
 	}
-	res->maxrate = maxrate;
+
+	/* Convert the maxrate from WE-style (b/s units) to
+	 * 802.11 rates (500000 b/s units).
+	 */
+	res->maxrate = maxrate / 500000;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_wext.c b/src/drivers/driver_wext.c
index 4c5ff7b6b..a7f4ead5d 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_wext.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_wext.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,11 @@ static void wext_get_scan_rate(struct iw_event *iwe,
 		clen -= sizeof(struct iw_param);
 		custom += sizeof(struct iw_param);
 	}
-	res->maxrate = maxrate;
+
+	/* Convert the maxrate from WE-style (b/s units) to
+	 * 802.11 rates (500000 b/s units).
+	 */
+	res->maxrate = maxrate / 500000;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c
index 6bf399311..62751adfc 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_dbus_handlers.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ DBusMessage * wpas_dbus_bssid_properties(DBusMessage *message,
 	if (!wpa_dbus_dict_append_int32(&iter_dict, "level", res->level))
 		goto error;
 	if (!wpa_dbus_dict_append_int32(&iter_dict, "maxrate",
-					wpa_scan_get_max_rate(res)))
+					wpa_scan_get_max_rate(res) * 500000))
 		goto error;
 
 	if (!wpa_dbus_dict_close_write(&iter, &iter_dict))