--- /dev/null
+The ralink SoC platforms do not have an MCU.
+
+Signed-off-by: Luis Correia <luis.f.correia@gmail.com>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ void rt2800_mcu_request(struct rt2x00_de
+ u32 reg;
+
+ /*
+- * SOC devices don't support MCU requests.
++ * some devices don't support MCU requests.
+ */
+- if (rt2x00_is_soc(rt2x00dev))
++ if (!test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_MCU, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+ return;
+
+ mutex_lock(&rt2x00dev->csr_mutex);
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ static void rt2800pci_mcu_status(struct
+ unsigned int i;
+ u32 reg;
+
++ /*
++ * some devices don't support MCU requests.
++ */
++ if (!test_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_MCU, &rt2x00dev->flags))
++ return;
++
+ for (i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
+ rt2800_register_read(rt2x00dev, H2M_MAILBOX_CID, ®);
+
+@@ -1098,10 +1104,12 @@ static int rt2800pci_probe_hw(struct rt2
+ __set_bit(DRIVER_SUPPORT_CONTROL_FILTER_PSPOLL, &rt2x00dev->flags);
+
+ /*
+- * This device requires firmware.
++ * This device requires firmware and MCU access.
+ */
+- if (!rt2x00_is_soc(rt2x00dev))
++ if (!rt2x00_is_soc(rt2x00dev)){
+ __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_FIRMWARE, &rt2x00dev->flags);
++ __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_MCU, &rt2x00dev->flags);
++ }
+ __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_DMA, &rt2x00dev->flags);
+ __set_bit(DRIVER_REQUIRE_L2PAD, &rt2x00dev->flags);
+ if (!modparam_nohwcrypt)
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ enum rt2x00_flags {
+ * Driver requirements
+ */
+ DRIVER_REQUIRE_FIRMWARE,
++ DRIVER_REQUIRE_MCU,
+ DRIVER_REQUIRE_BEACON_GUARD,
+ DRIVER_REQUIRE_ATIM_QUEUE,
+ DRIVER_REQUIRE_DMA,