diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 66daf68ff0ee..ce75426764a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,9 @@ static int rt2500usb_init_eeprom(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 	rt2500usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR0, &reg);
 	rt2x00_set_chip(rt2x00dev, RT2570, value, reg);
 
-	if (!rt2x00_check_rev(&rt2x00dev->chip, 0x000ffff0, 0)) {
+	if (!rt2x00_check_rev(&rt2x00dev->chip, 0x000ffff0, 0) ||
+	    rt2x00_check_rev(&rt2x00dev->chip, 0x0000000f, 0)) {
+
 		ERROR(rt2x00dev, "Invalid RT chipset detected.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}