diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fwdesc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fwdesc.h
index 6d9c0891ce7f9edd1c0cf91af5b15e203dbd7c72..66848d47c88e993c2c04d328699e94249c5bad61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fwdesc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fwdesc.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ enum carl9170fw_feature_list {
 	/* HW (ANI, CCA, MIB) tally counters */
 	CARL9170FW_HW_COUNTERS,
 
+	/* Firmware will pass BA when BARs are queued */
+	CARL9170FW_RX_BA_FILTER,
+
 	/* KEEP LAST */
 	__CARL9170FW_FEATURE_NUM
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/version.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/version.h
index e651db856344d8a25c1203f0bfae070a15d0fd55..2ec3e9191e4dcc150272fe116d1087bfc93ef6a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/version.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/version.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __CARL9170_SHARED_VERSION_H
 #define __CARL9170_SHARED_VERSION_H
-#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_YEAR 11
-#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_MONTH 8
-#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_DAY 15
-#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_GIT "1.9.4"
+#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_YEAR 12
+#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_MONTH 7
+#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_DAY 7
+#define CARL9170FW_VERSION_GIT "1.9.6"
 #endif /* __CARL9170_SHARED_VERSION_H */