diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index bcdecb1108081ca47a903b001ebc408b779c9621..4b1298c2b0da43e05c084b4a6b28dd5af0a1920f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1298,6 +1298,7 @@ int iwl_setup_mac(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_AMPDU_AGGREGATION |
+		    IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT |
 		    IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS;
 	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index bd59ed4dae27a7973fe6b72ca93d98d7aba91efb..ec446451d9ee15eb5762319d04093e29da912854 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4904,7 +4904,8 @@ static int iwl3945_setup_mac(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	/* Tell mac80211 our characteristics */
 	hw->flags = IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM |
-		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM;
+		    IEEE80211_HW_NOISE_DBM |
+		    IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT;
 
 	hw->wiphy->interface_modes =
 		BIT(NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) |