diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
index 80cb88eb98c61d4dbbff27ecebaf48cb1e81c529..a38e7eec0e62174e0005a0971ae6fa6137b61058 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ static int bcm43xx_geo_init(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 	u8 channel;
 	struct bcm43xx_phyinfo *phy;
 	const char *iso_country;
+	u8 max_bg_channel;
 
 	geo = kzalloc(sizeof(*geo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!geo)
@@ -967,6 +968,23 @@ static int bcm43xx_geo_init(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 	}
 	iso_country = bcm43xx_locale_iso(bcm->sprom.locale);
 
+/* set the maximum channel based on locale set in sprom or witle locale option */
+	switch (bcm->sprom.locale) {
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_THAILAND:
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_ISRAEL:
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_JORDAN:
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_USA_CANADA_ANZ:
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_USA_LOW:
+		max_bg_channel = 11;
+		break;
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_JAPAN:
+	case BCM43xx_LOCALE_JAPAN_HIGH:
+		max_bg_channel = 14;
+		break;
+	default:
+		max_bg_channel = 13;
+	}
+
  	if (have_a) {
 		for (i = 0, channel = IEEE80211_52GHZ_MIN_CHANNEL;
 		      channel <= IEEE80211_52GHZ_MAX_CHANNEL; channel++) {
@@ -978,7 +996,7 @@ static int bcm43xx_geo_init(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 	}
 	if (have_bg) {
 		for (i = 0, channel = IEEE80211_24GHZ_MIN_CHANNEL;
-		      channel <= IEEE80211_24GHZ_MAX_CHANNEL; channel++) {
+		      channel <= max_bg_channel; channel++) {
 			chan = &geo->bg[i++];
 			chan->freq = bcm43xx_channel_to_freq_bg(channel);
 			chan->channel = channel;