diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
index 8596aba34f96854dfe1700da64b44ef832e5fc9a..237d0cda1bcb053b40f994a9cbfcee51db3347ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ struct ar9170 {
 	atomic_t rx_work_urbs;
 	atomic_t rx_pool_urbs;
 	kernel_ulong_t features;
+	bool usb_ep_cmd_is_bulk;
 
 	/* firmware settings */
 	struct completion fw_load_wait;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
index f35c7f30f9a6f66f234a4816260d0ea473fc573e..c9f93310c0d6c0abaffc780fd4c30b970a420c54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
@@ -621,9 +621,16 @@ int __carl9170_exec_cmd(struct ar9170 *ar, struct carl9170_cmd *cmd,
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	usb_fill_int_urb(urb, ar->udev, usb_sndintpipe(ar->udev,
-		AR9170_USB_EP_CMD), cmd, cmd->hdr.len + 4,
-		carl9170_usb_cmd_complete, ar, 1);
+	if (ar->usb_ep_cmd_is_bulk)
+		usb_fill_bulk_urb(urb, ar->udev,
+				  usb_sndbulkpipe(ar->udev, AR9170_USB_EP_CMD),
+				  cmd, cmd->hdr.len + 4,
+				  carl9170_usb_cmd_complete, ar);
+	else
+		usb_fill_int_urb(urb, ar->udev,
+				 usb_sndintpipe(ar->udev, AR9170_USB_EP_CMD),
+				 cmd, cmd->hdr.len + 4,
+				 carl9170_usb_cmd_complete, ar, 1);
 
 	if (free_buf)
 		urb->transfer_flags |= URB_FREE_BUFFER;
@@ -1032,9 +1039,10 @@ static void carl9170_usb_firmware_step2(const struct firmware *fw,
 static int carl9170_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			      const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
+	struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *ep;
 	struct ar9170 *ar;
 	struct usb_device *udev;
-	int err;
+	int i, err;
 
 	err = usb_reset_device(interface_to_usbdev(intf));
 	if (err)
@@ -1050,6 +1058,21 @@ static int carl9170_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	ar->intf = intf;
 	ar->features = id->driver_info;
 
+	/* We need to remember the type of endpoint 4 because it differs
+	 * between high- and full-speed configuration. The high-speed
+	 * configuration specifies it as interrupt and the full-speed
+	 * configuration as bulk endpoint. This information is required
+	 * later when sending urbs to that endpoint.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints; ++i) {
+		ep = &intf->cur_altsetting->endpoint[i].desc;
+
+		if (usb_endpoint_num(ep) == AR9170_USB_EP_CMD &&
+		    usb_endpoint_dir_out(ep) &&
+		    usb_endpoint_type(ep) == USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK)
+			ar->usb_ep_cmd_is_bulk = true;
+	}
+
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, ar);
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(ar->hw, &intf->dev);