diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
index 20f4f8ea9f89..bee9110b91f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/regd.c
@@ -666,14 +666,14 @@ ath_regd_init_wiphy(struct ath_regulatory *reg,
 
 /*
  * Some users have reported their EEPROM programmed with
- * 0x8000 set, this is not a supported regulatory domain
- * but since we have more than one user with it we need
- * a solution for them. We default to 0x64, which is the
- * default Atheros world regulatory domain.
+ * 0x8000 or 0x0 set, this is not a supported regulatory
+ * domain but since we have more than one user with it we
+ * need a solution for them. We default to 0x64, which is
+ * the default Atheros world regulatory domain.
  */
 static void ath_regd_sanitize(struct ath_regulatory *reg)
 {
-	if (reg->current_rd != COUNTRY_ERD_FLAG)
+	if (reg->current_rd != COUNTRY_ERD_FLAG && reg->current_rd != 0)
 		return;
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath: EEPROM regdomain sanitized\n");
 	reg->current_rd = 0x64;