diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
index 62fd7e2..e7d8021 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@
 #define BCM43xx_SBF_TIME_UPDATE		0x10000000
 #define BCM43xx_SBF_80000000		0x80000000 /*FIXME: fix name*/
 
+/* Microcode */
+#define BCM43xx_UCODE_REVISION          0x0000
+#define BCM43xx_UCODE_PATCHLEVEL        0x0002
+#define BCM43xx_UCODE_DATE              0x0004
+#define BCM43xx_UCODE_TIME              0x0006
+
 /* MicrocodeFlagsBitfield (addr + lo-word values?)*/
 #define BCM43xx_UCODEFLAGS_OFFSET	0x005E
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
index c19bd86..cb9a3ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -2384,6 +2384,33 @@
 	}
 	bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON); /* dummy read */
 
+	value16 = bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				     BCM43xx_UCODE_REVISION);
+
+	dprintk(KERN_INFO PFX "Microcode rev 0x%x, pl 0x%x "
+		"(20%.2i-%.2i-%.2i  %.2i:%.2i:%.2i)\n", value16,
+		bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				   BCM43xx_UCODE_PATCHLEVEL),
+		(bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				    BCM43xx_UCODE_DATE) >> 12) & 0xf,
+		(bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				    BCM43xx_UCODE_DATE) >> 8) & 0xf,
+		bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				   BCM43xx_UCODE_DATE) & 0xff,
+		(bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				   BCM43xx_UCODE_TIME) >> 11) & 0x1f,
+		(bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				   BCM43xx_UCODE_TIME) >> 5) & 0x3f,
+		bcm43xx_shm_read16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED,
+				   BCM43xx_UCODE_TIME) & 0x1f);
+
+	if ( value16 > 0x128 ) {
+		dprintk(KERN_ERR PFX
+			"Firmware: no support for microcode rev > 0x128\n");
+		err = -1;
+		goto err_release_fw;
+	}
+
 	err = bcm43xx_gpio_init(bcm);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_release_fw;