diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c
index e73ac80a721e3d3871983eba33887e67398e67d2..86d7ffd6e38b69b29311e88837c55ea2a3c42c37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ static void iwl2000_nic_config(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		iwl_set_bit(priv, CSR_GP_DRIVER_REG,
 			    CSR_GP_DRIVER_REG_BIT_RADIO_IQ_INVER);
 
+	if (priv->cfg->disable_otp_refresh)
+		iwl_write_prph(priv, APMG_ANALOG_SVR_REG, 0x80000010);
 }
 
 static struct iwl_sensitivity_ranges iwl2000_sensitivity = {
@@ -409,7 +411,8 @@ static struct iwl_bt_params iwl2030_bt_params = {
 	.need_dc_calib = true,					\
 	.need_temp_offset_calib = true,				\
 	.led_mode = IWL_LED_RF_STATE,				\
-	.iq_invert = true					\
+	.iq_invert = true,					\
+	.disable_otp_refresh = true				\
 
 struct iwl_cfg iwl2000_2bgn_cfg = {
 	.name = "2000 Series 2x2 BGN",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 43d4c92268e787fc3696c53fc8922bc830e0f65f..10a6f856356a77276bb09855b40dd49c07b1e0cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ struct iwl_ht_params {
  * @rx_with_siso_diversity: 1x1 device with rx antenna diversity
  * @internal_wimax_coex: internal wifi/wimax combo device
  * @iq_invert: I/Q inversion
+ * @disable_otp_refresh: disable OTP refresh current limit
  *
  * We enable the driver to be backward compatible wrt API version. The
  * driver specifies which APIs it supports (with @ucode_api_max being the
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ struct iwl_cfg {
 	const bool rx_with_siso_diversity;
 	const bool internal_wimax_coex;
 	const bool iq_invert;
+	const bool disable_otp_refresh;
 };
 
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