diff --git a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc
index 2a3dbc6a4..c1bf452a2 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/rate-control/minstrel-ht-wifi-manager.cc
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ MinstrelHtWifiManager::CalculateMpduTxDuration(Ptr<WifiPhy> phy,
     txvector.SetNess(0);
     txvector.SetStbc(false);
     txvector.SetMode(mode);
-    txvector.SetPreambleType(WIFI_PREAMBLE_HT_MF);
+    txvector.SetPreambleType(GetPreambleForTransmission(mode.GetModulationClass()));
     return WifiPhy::CalculatePhyPreambleAndHeaderDuration(txvector) +
            WifiPhy::GetPayloadDuration(m_frameLength, txvector, phy->GetPhyBand(), mpduType);
 }
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.cc
index bc3aaed01..12b341a4b 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ GetGuardIntervalForMode(WifiMode mode, bool htShortGuardInterval, Time heGuardIn
 }
 
 WifiPreamble
-GetPreambleForTransmission(WifiModulationClass modulation, bool useShortPreamble)
+GetPreambleForTransmission(WifiModulationClass modulation, bool useShortPreamble /* = false */)
 {
     if (modulation == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_EHT)
     {
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.h
index e1b73346f..8e20415df 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-common.h
@@ -609,7 +609,8 @@ Time GetGuardIntervalForMode(WifiMode mode, bool htShortGuardInterval, Time heGu
  *
  * @return the preamble to be used for the transmission
  */
-WifiPreamble GetPreambleForTransmission(WifiModulationClass modulation, bool useShortPreamble);
+WifiPreamble GetPreambleForTransmission(WifiModulationClass modulation,
+                                        bool useShortPreamble = false);
 
 /**
  * Return the modulation class corresponding to the given preamble type.