diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
index 6451d2b..760e96f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@
 	  If unsure, don't enable this option, as some programs might
 	  expect incoming broadcasts for their normal operations.
 
+config IWLWIFI_UAPSD
+	bool "enable U-APSD by default"
+	depends on IWLMVM
+	help
+	  Say Y here to enable U-APSD by default. This may cause
+	  interoperability problems with some APs, manifesting in lower than
+	  expected throughput due to those APs not enabling aggregation
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 menu "Debugging Options"
 
 config IWLWIFI_DEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 77e3178..283aee0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1254,7 +1254,9 @@
 	.bt_coex_active = true,
 	.power_level = IWL_POWER_INDEX_1,
 	.wd_disable = true,
-	.uapsd_disable = false,
+#ifndef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_UAPSD
+	.uapsd_disable = true,
+#endif /* CONFIG_IWLWIFI_UAPSD */
 	/* the rest are 0 by default */
 };
 IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_mod_params);
@@ -1370,7 +1372,11 @@
 
 module_param_named(uapsd_disable, iwlwifi_mod_params.uapsd_disable,
 		   bool, S_IRUGO);
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_UAPSD
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(uapsd_disable, "disable U-APSD functionality (default: N)");
+#else
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(uapsd_disable, "disable U-APSD functionality (default: Y)");
+#endif
 
 /*
  * set bt_coex_active to true, uCode will do kill/defer