--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
 
 if WLAN_VENDOR_ATH
 
+config ATH_USER_REGD
+	bool "Do not enforce EEPROM regulatory restrictions"
+	help
+	  Say Y, if you want to ignore the EEPROM regulatory restrictions
+	  in order to change the wireless region from userspace.
+
+
 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 @@
 	struct ieee80211_channel *ch;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	for (band = 0; band < NUM_NL80211_BANDS; band++) {
 		if (!wiphy->bands[band])
 			continue;
@@ -378,6 +382,10 @@
 {
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	sband = wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_2GHZ];
 	if (!sband)
 		return;
@@ -407,6 +415,10 @@
 	struct ieee80211_channel *ch;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	if (!wiphy->bands[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ])
 		return;
 
@@ -639,6 +651,11 @@
 	const struct ieee80211_regdomain *regd;
 
 	wiphy->reg_notifier = reg_notifier;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH_USER_REGD
+	return 0;
+#endif
+
 	wiphy->regulatory_flags |= REGULATORY_STRICT_REG |
 				   REGULATORY_CUSTOM_REG;