diff --git a/include/net/wireless.h b/include/net/wireless.h
index c85fa0e..21c5d96 100644
--- a/include/net/wireless.h
+++ b/include/net/wireless.h
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@
  * struct wiphy - wireless hardware description
  * @idx: the wiphy index assigned to this item
  * @class_dev: the class device representing /sys/class/ieee80211/<wiphy-name>
+ * @fw_handles_regulatory: tells us the firmware for this device
+ * 	has its own regulatory solution and cannot identify the
+ * 	ISO / IEC 3166 alpha2 it belongs to. When this is enabled
+ * 	we will disregard the first regulatory hint (when the
+ * 	initiator is %REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE).
  * @reg_notifier: the driver's regulatory notification callback
  */
 struct wiphy {
@@ -192,6 +197,8 @@
 	/* Supported interface modes, OR together BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_...) */
 	u16 interface_modes;
 
+	bool fw_handles_regulatory;
+
 	/* If multiple wiphys are registered and you're handed e.g.
 	 * a regular netdev with assigned ieee80211_ptr, you won't
 	 * know whether it points to a wiphy your driver has registered