diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
index 41ff85de73343b0a5686bfd175164807e8dc4684..21302b6f2bfd79a8e8617a345e3771f6608c0145 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2008 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
  * BSD LICENSE
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -748,6 +750,9 @@ void iwl_init_ht_hw_capab(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (data->sku_cap_mimo_disabled)
+		rx_chains = 1;
+
 	ht_info->ht_supported = true;
 	ht_info->cap = IEEE80211_HT_CAP_DSSSCCK40;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.h
index 5234a0bf11e4e3286b740c22518f4a039e224e94..750c8c9ee70d0352e5828049ff4b138e31a3ae6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2008 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
  * BSD LICENSE
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ struct iwl_nvm_data {
 	bool sku_cap_11ac_enable;
 	bool sku_cap_amt_enable;
 	bool sku_cap_ipan_enable;
+	bool sku_cap_mimo_disabled;
 
 	u16 radio_cfg_type;
 	u8 radio_cfg_step;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
index 83903a5025c2e69779554e7bcf980aff48b3d080..cf86f3cdbb8eb9166917df33879d62b51be761ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2008 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * BSD LICENSE
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ enum family_8000_nvm_offsets {
 
 /* SKU Capabilities (actual values from NVM definition) */
 enum nvm_sku_bits {
-	NVM_SKU_CAP_BAND_24GHZ	= BIT(0),
-	NVM_SKU_CAP_BAND_52GHZ	= BIT(1),
-	NVM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE	= BIT(2),
-	NVM_SKU_CAP_11AC_ENABLE	= BIT(3),
+	NVM_SKU_CAP_BAND_24GHZ		= BIT(0),
+	NVM_SKU_CAP_BAND_52GHZ		= BIT(1),
+	NVM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE		= BIT(2),
+	NVM_SKU_CAP_11AC_ENABLE		= BIT(3),
+	NVM_SKU_CAP_MIMO_DISABLE	= BIT(5),
 };
 
 /*
@@ -368,6 +369,11 @@ static void iwl_init_vht_hw_capab(const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	if (cfg->ht_params->ldpc)
 		vht_cap->cap |= IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_RXLDPC;
 
+	if (data->sku_cap_mimo_disabled) {
+		num_rx_ants = 1;
+		num_tx_ants = 1;
+	}
+
 	if (num_tx_ants > 1)
 		vht_cap->cap |= IEEE80211_VHT_CAP_TXSTBC;
 	else
@@ -610,6 +616,7 @@ iwl_parse_nvm_data(struct device *dev, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 		data->sku_cap_11n_enable = false;
 	data->sku_cap_11ac_enable = data->sku_cap_11n_enable &&
 				    (sku & NVM_SKU_CAP_11AC_ENABLE);
+	data->sku_cap_mimo_disabled = sku & NVM_SKU_CAP_MIMO_DISABLE;
 
 	data->n_hw_addrs = iwl_get_n_hw_addrs(cfg, nvm_sw);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index f9928f2c125f726bbf89474096bd47990bfb86eb..33cd68ae7bf9362539fa1a99e34686e0cca3de2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ static bool rs_mimo_allow(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 	if (iwl_mvm_vif_low_latency(mvmvif) && mvmsta->vif->p2p)
 		return false;
 
+	if (mvm->nvm_data->sku_cap_mimo_disabled)
+		return false;
+
 	return true;
 }