diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index 8bd4d087d4e2bcf3b2d5a2d518ee574193936183..fccd150ae5ca204862f270723c04d38e5c2bb9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -832,6 +832,9 @@ int iwl_setup_mac(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) |
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
+
+	hw->wiphy->fw_handles_regulatory = true;
+
 	/* Default value; 4 EDCA QOS priorities */
 	hw->queues = 4;
 	/* queues to support 11n aggregation */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index beba6e3cfbfdd128c5a792e20a096c7363f9c888..9330dfaff132a2a5ed5bcfc79af00175417715de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -7850,6 +7850,8 @@ static int iwl3945_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *e
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
 
+	hw->wiphy->fw_handles_regulatory = true;
+
 	/* 4 EDCA QOS priorities */
 	hw->queues = 4;