--- /dev/null
+--- a/include/linux/rt2x00_platform.h
++++ b/include/linux/rt2x00_platform.h
+@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
+
+ struct rt2x00_platform_data {
+ char *eeprom_file_name;
++
++ int disable_2ghz;
++ int disable_5ghz;
+ };
+
+ #endif /* _RT2X00_PLATFORM_H */
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+@@ -825,6 +825,22 @@ static int rt2x00lib_probe_hw_modes(stru
+ unsigned int num_rates;
+ unsigned int i;
+
++ if (rt2x00dev->dev->platform_data) {
++ struct rt2x00_platform_data *pdata;
++
++ pdata = rt2x00dev->dev->platform_data;
++ if (pdata->disable_2ghz)
++ spec->supported_bands &= ~SUPPORT_BAND_2GHZ;
++ if (pdata->disable_5ghz)
++ spec->supported_bands &= ~SUPPORT_BAND_5GHZ;
++ }
++
++ if ((spec->supported_bands & SUPPORT_BAND_BOTH) == 0) {
++ ERROR(rt2x00dev, "No supported bands\n");
++ return -EINVAL;
++ }
++
++
+ num_rates = 0;
+ if (spec->supported_rates & SUPPORT_RATE_CCK)
+ num_rates += 4;
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ struct hw_mode_spec {
+ unsigned int supported_bands;
+ #define SUPPORT_BAND_2GHZ 0x00000001
+ #define SUPPORT_BAND_5GHZ 0x00000002
++#define SUPPORT_BAND_BOTH (SUPPORT_BAND_2GHZ | SUPPORT_BAND_5GHZ)
+
+ unsigned int supported_rates;
+ #define SUPPORT_RATE_CCK 0x00000001