diff --git a/pkg/networkserver/mac/utils.go b/pkg/networkserver/mac/utils.go
index 50269c9331..66cbdc0631 100644
--- a/pkg/networkserver/mac/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/networkserver/mac/utils.go
@@ -636,6 +636,8 @@ func DeviceDesiredChannels(
 		for _, ch := range chs {
 			if ch.UplinkFrequency == stdCh.Frequency {
 				ch.EnableUplink = true
+				ch.MinDataRateIndex = ttnpb.DataRateIndex(stdCh.DataRate)
+				ch.MaxDataRateIndex = ttnpb.DataRateIndex(stdCh.DataRate)
 				break
 			}
 		}