diff --git a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index da718ce..895fb56 100644
--- a/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/CORE/HDD/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -7919,7 +7919,7 @@
                  |  WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL
                     | WIPHY_FLAG_OFFCHAN_TX;
 #if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,14,0))
-    wiphy->regulatory_flags = REGULATORY_COUNTRY_IE_IGNORE;
+    wiphy->regulatory_flags |= REGULATORY_COUNTRY_IE_IGNORE;
 #else
      wiphy->country_ie_pref = NL80211_COUNTRY_IE_IGNORE_CORE;
 #endif