--- 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
@@ -834,6 +834,22 @@ 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
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ 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
