diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index abb4aaf48c087f41d5a258253a54c660f761e0e4..0fb82e9002bed82e9c07cf456087cf80a5d8ff9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -68,8 +68,18 @@ enum ath6kl_fw_ie_type {
 	ATH6KL_FW_IE_FW_IMAGE = 3,
 	ATH6KL_FW_IE_PATCH_IMAGE = 4,
 	ATH6KL_FW_IE_RESERVED_RAM_SIZE = 5,
+	ATH6KL_FW_IE_CAPABILITIES = 6,
 };
 
+enum ath6kl_fw_capability {
+	ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_HOST_P2P = 0,
+
+	/* this needs to be last */
+	ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_MAX,
+};
+
+#define ATH6KL_CAPABILITY_LEN (ALIGN(ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_MAX, 32) / 32)
+
 struct ath6kl_fw_ie {
 	__le32 id;
 	__le32 len;
@@ -491,6 +501,8 @@ struct ath6kl {
 	u8 *fw_patch;
 	size_t fw_patch_len;
 
+	unsigned long fw_capabilities[ATH6KL_CAPABILITY_LEN];
+
 	struct workqueue_struct *ath6kl_wq;
 
 	struct ath6kl_node_table scan_table;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
index e2a29b25884c42ae72cd3a5179f9b053aa716cab..b9b13a040c7eb748c6f69138a710a38f4512c801 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ static int ath6kl_fetch_fw_api2(struct ath6kl *ar)
 	struct ath6kl_fw_ie *hdr;
 	const char *filename;
 	const u8 *data;
-	int ret, ie_id;
+	int ret, ie_id, i, index, bit;
 	__le32 *val;
 
 	switch (ar->version.target_ver) {
@@ -992,6 +992,15 @@ static int ath6kl_fetch_fw_api2(struct ath6kl *ar)
 			val = (__le32 *) data;
 			ar->hw.reserved_ram_size = le32_to_cpup(val);
 			break;
+		case ATH6KL_FW_IE_CAPABILITIES:
+			for (i = 0; i < ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_MAX; i++) {
+				index = ALIGN(i, 8) / 8;
+				bit = i % 8;
+
+				if (data[index] & (1 << bit))
+					__set_bit(i, ar->fw_capabilities);
+			}
+			break;
 		default:
 			ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_TRC, "Unknown fw ie: %u\n",
 				   le32_to_cpup(&hdr->id));