diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
index 9c64f894b71b180fecb9f9742b29fdaac0d46162..9d299bd1885008be44cda5b5fea3c1df369893bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.c
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ static int read_pod(struct zd_chip *chip, u8 *rf_type)
 	chip->patch_cr157 = (value >> 13) & 0x1;
 	chip->patch_6m_band_edge = (value >> 21) & 0x1;
 	chip->new_phy_layout = (value >> 31) & 0x1;
+	chip->al2230s_bit = (value >> 7) & 0x1;
 	chip->link_led = ((value >> 4) & 1) ? LED1 : LED2;
 	chip->supports_tx_led = 1;
 	if (value & (1 << 24)) { /* LED scenario */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.h b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.h
index b07569e391ee2e4d16ccbd7f2434fa1a2e6dd491..ae39c225bc9ef67db6b24f659ac89fe2370ad1df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_chip.h
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ struct zd_chip {
 	u16 link_led;
 	unsigned int pa_type:4,
 		patch_cck_gain:1, patch_cr157:1, patch_6m_band_edge:1,
-		new_phy_layout:1,
+		new_phy_layout:1, al2230s_bit:1,
 		is_zd1211b:1, supports_tx_led:1;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
index 25323a13a3dbe97e2967ab253e8c1f01900135b3..5235a7827ac5effcd14ab26438bcc712987a3fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
@@ -358,6 +358,12 @@ int zd_rf_init_al2230(struct zd_rf *rf)
 {
 	struct zd_chip *chip = zd_rf_to_chip(rf);
 
+	if (chip->al2230s_bit) {
+		dev_err(zd_chip_dev(chip), "AL2230S devices are not yet "
+			"supported by this driver.\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	rf->switch_radio_off = al2230_switch_radio_off;
 	if (chip->is_zd1211b) {
 		rf->init_hw = zd1211b_al2230_init_hw;