--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ config WLAN_VENDOR_ATH
 
 if WLAN_VENDOR_ATH
 
+config ATH_USER_REGD
+	bool "Do not enforce EEPROM regulatory restrictions"
+
 config ATH_DEBUG
 	bool "Atheros wireless debugging"
 	---help---
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
@@ -345,6 +345,10 @@ ath_reg_apply_beaconing_flags(struct wip
 	struct ieee80211_channel *ch;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+#ifdef CPTCFG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	for (band = 0; band < NUM_NL80211_BANDS; band++) {
 		if (!wiphy->bands[band])
 			continue;
@@ -378,6 +382,10 @@ ath_reg_apply_ir_flags(struct wiphy *wip
 {
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 
+#ifdef CPTCFG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	sband = wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ];
 	if (!sband)
 		return;
@@ -407,6 +415,10 @@ static void ath_reg_apply_radar_flags(st
 	struct ieee80211_channel *ch;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+#ifdef CPTCFG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	if (!wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ])
 		return;
 
@@ -638,6 +650,10 @@ ath_regd_init_wiphy(struct ath_regulator
 {
 	const struct ieee80211_regdomain *regd;
 
+#ifdef CPTCFG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return 0;
+#endif
+
 	wiphy->reg_notifier = reg_notifier;
 	wiphy->regulatory_flags |= REGULATORY_STRICT_REG |
 				   REGULATORY_CUSTOM_REG;
--- a/local-symbols
+++ b/local-symbols
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ VIRT_WIFI=
 ATH_COMMON=
 WLAN_VENDOR_ATH=
 ATH_DEBUG=
+ATH_USER_REGD=
 ATH_TRACEPOINTS=
 ATH_REG_DYNAMIC_USER_REG_HINTS=
 ATH_REG_DYNAMIC_USER_CERT_TESTING=