diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index 1ff787d1a36b..9cb99152ad17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -103,7 +103,11 @@ static enum nvram_parser_state brcmf_nvram_handle_key(struct nvram_parser *nvp)
 
 	c = nvp->fwnv->data[nvp->pos];
 	if (c == '=') {
-		st = VALUE;
+		/* ignore RAW1 by treating as comment */
+		if (strncmp(&nvp->fwnv->data[nvp->entry], "RAW1", 4) == 0)
+			st = COMMENT;
+		else
+			st = VALUE;
 	} else if (!is_nvram_char(c)) {
 		brcmf_dbg(INFO, "warning: ln=%d:col=%d: '=' expected, skip invalid key entry\n",
 			  nvp->line, nvp->column);