diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 223913434e51..0b146bb2dd14 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1108,6 +1108,9 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
  * @net: the network namespace this wiphy currently lives in
  * @netnsok: if set to false, do not allow changing the netns of this
  *	wiphy at all
+ * @ps_default: default for powersave, will be set depending on the
+ *	kernel's default on wiphy_new(), but can be changed by the
+ *	driver if it has a good reason to override the default
  */
 struct wiphy {
 	/* assign these fields before you register the wiphy */
@@ -1123,6 +1126,7 @@ struct wiphy {
 	bool disable_beacon_hints;
 
 	bool netnsok;
+	bool ps_default;
 
 	enum cfg80211_signal_type signal_type;
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 35d83bedfe5b..bc99e4ec7463 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv)
 	rdev->wiphy.dev.class = &ieee80211_class;
 	rdev->wiphy.dev.platform_data = rdev;
 
+	rdev->wiphy.ps_default = CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS_VALUE;
+
 	wiphy_net_set(&rdev->wiphy, &init_net);
 
 	rdev->rfkill_ops.set_block = cfg80211_rfkill_set_block;
@@ -674,7 +676,7 @@ static int cfg80211_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block * nb,
 		wdev->wext.default_key = -1;
 		wdev->wext.default_mgmt_key = -1;
 		wdev->wext.connect.auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_AUTOMATIC;
-		wdev->wext.ps = CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS_VALUE;
+		wdev->wext.ps = wdev->wiphy->ps_default;
 		wdev->wext.ps_timeout = 100;
 		if (rdev->ops->set_power_mgmt)
 			if (rdev->ops->set_power_mgmt(wdev->wiphy, dev,