diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aea82b45b2..f04871fcff 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-09-22  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
+		- (real_bring_up): update signal strength every 6 seconds, not 2.  No
+			real reason to do it so often, and reduces wakeups for clients.
+
 2007-09-21  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
diff --git a/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c b/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
index 5028ea2d9a..a7358fde4d 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ out:
 /*
  * nm_device_802_11_periodic_update
  *
- * Periodically update device statistics and link state.
+ * Periodically update device statistics.
  *
  */
 static gboolean
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ real_bring_up (NMDevice *dev)
 		init_supplicant_interface (self);
 	}
 
-	/* Peridoically update link status and signal strength */
-	priv->periodic_source_id = g_timeout_add (2000, nm_device_802_11_periodic_update, self);
+	/* Peridoically update signal strength */
+	priv->periodic_source_id = g_timeout_add (6000, nm_device_802_11_periodic_update, self);
 
 	return TRUE;
 }