diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 37898146f01d..423cdecd7a95 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ bool disable_ap_sme;
 module_param(disable_ap_sme, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_ap_sme, " let user space handle AP mode SME");
 
+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			= IEEE80211_BAND_60GHZ,		\
 	.center_freq		= 56160 + (2160 * (_channel)),	\
@@ -1743,6 +1747,11 @@ static void wil_wiphy_init(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	wiphy->vendor_commands = wil_nl80211_vendor_commands;
 	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;
+	}
 }
 
 struct wireless_dev *wil_cfg80211_init(struct device *dev)