diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 39893178a1a9..2880f2ae99ab 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 
 static const struct rhashtable_params sta_rht_params = {
 	.nelem_hint = 3, /* start small */
+	.automatic_shrinking = true,
 	.head_offset = offsetof(struct sta_info, hash_node),
 	.key_offset = offsetof(struct sta_info, sta.addr),
 	.key_len = ETH_ALEN,