diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index 19b996c6a260..ace7371c4773 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -226,6 +226,23 @@ static int mwifiex_process_rx(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void maybe_quirk_fw_disable_ds(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct mwifiex_private *priv = mwifiex_get_priv(adapter, MWIFIEX_BSS_ROLE_STA);
+	struct mwifiex_ver_ext ver_ext;
+
+	if (test_and_set_bit(MWIFIEX_IS_REQUESTING_FW_VEREXT, &adapter->work_flags))
+		return;
+
+	memset(&ver_ext, 0, sizeof(ver_ext));
+	ver_ext.version_str_sel = 1;
+	if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_VERSION_EXT,
+			     HostCmd_ACT_GEN_GET, 0, &ver_ext, false)) {
+		mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
+			    "Checking hardware revision failed.\n");
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * The main process.
  *
@@ -356,6 +373,7 @@ int mwifiex_main_process(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 			if (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_INIT_DONE) {
 				adapter->hw_status = MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_READY;
 				mwifiex_init_fw_complete(adapter);
+				maybe_quirk_fw_disable_ds(adapter);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index 65609ea2327e..eabd0e0a9f56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ enum mwifiex_adapter_work_flags {
 	MWIFIEX_IS_SUSPENDED,
 	MWIFIEX_IS_HS_CONFIGURED,
 	MWIFIEX_IS_HS_ENABLING,
+	MWIFIEX_IS_REQUESTING_FW_VEREXT,
 };
 
 struct mwifiex_band_config {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
index 20b69a37f9e1..6c7b0b9bc4e9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
@@ -708,6 +708,26 @@ static int mwifiex_ret_ver_ext(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 {
 	struct host_cmd_ds_version_ext *ver_ext = &resp->params.verext;
 
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(MWIFIEX_IS_REQUESTING_FW_VEREXT, &priv->adapter->work_flags)) {
+		if (strncmp(ver_ext->version_str, "ChipRev:20, BB:9b(10.00), RF:40(21)",
+			    MWIFIEX_VERSION_STR_LENGTH) == 0) {
+			struct mwifiex_ds_auto_ds auto_ds = {
+				.auto_ds = DEEP_SLEEP_OFF,
+			};
+
+			mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
+				    "Bad HW revision detected, disabling deep sleep\n");
+
+			if (mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, HostCmd_CMD_802_11_PS_MODE_ENH,
+					     DIS_AUTO_PS, BITMAP_AUTO_DS, &auto_ds, false)) {
+				mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
+					    "Disabling deep sleep failed.\n");
+			}
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (version_ext) {
 		version_ext->version_str_sel = ver_ext->version_str_sel;
 		memcpy(version_ext->version_str, ver_ext->version_str,