diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index e9d358be7f11..6fcae5ce1b77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ static struct wiphy_wowlan_support wil_wowlan_support = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static bool ignore_reg_hints = true;
+module_param(ignore_reg_hints, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_reg_hints, " Ignore OTA regulatory hints (Default: true)");
+
 #define CHAN60G(_channel, _flags) {				\
 	.band			= NL80211_BAND_60GHZ,		\
 	.center_freq		= 56160 + (2160 * (_channel)),	\
@@ -2725,6 +2729,11 @@ static void wil_wiphy_init(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	wiphy->vendor_events = wil_nl80211_vendor_events;
 	wiphy->n_vendor_events = ARRAY_SIZE(wil_nl80211_vendor_events);
 
+	if (ignore_reg_hints) {
+		wiphy->regulatory_flags |= REGULATORY_DISABLE_BEACON_HINTS;
+		wiphy->regulatory_flags |= REGULATORY_COUNTRY_IE_IGNORE;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	wiphy->wowlan = &wil_wowlan_support;
 #endif