wl1271_warning("chip id 0x%x (1271 PG10) support is obsolete",
                               wl->chip.id);
 
-               wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_LEGACY_NVS;
+               wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_LEGACY_NVS |
+                             WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE;
                wl->sr_fw_name = WL127X_FW_NAME_SINGLE;
                wl->mr_fw_name = WL127X_FW_NAME_MULTI;
                memcpy(&wl->conf.mem, &wl12xx_default_priv_conf.mem_wl127x,
                wl1271_debug(DEBUG_BOOT, "chip id 0x%x (1271 PG20)",
                             wl->chip.id);
 
-               wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_LEGACY_NVS;
+               wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_LEGACY_NVS |
+                             WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE;
                wl->plt_fw_name = WL127X_PLT_FW_NAME;
                wl->sr_fw_name = WL127X_FW_NAME_SINGLE;
                wl->mr_fw_name = WL127X_FW_NAME_MULTI;
                wl->mr_fw_name = WL128X_FW_NAME_MULTI;
 
                /* wl128x requires TX blocksize alignment */
-               wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_TX_BLOCKSIZE_ALIGN;
+               wl->quirks |= WLCORE_QUIRK_TX_BLOCKSIZE_ALIGN |
+                             WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE;
 
                break;
        case CHIP_ID_1283_PG10:
 
        skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr));
 
        /* remove TKIP header space if present */
-       if (info->control.hw_key &&
+       if ((wl->quirks & WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE) &&
+           info->control.hw_key &&
            info->control.hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP) {
                int hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
                memmove(skb->data + WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP, skb->data, hdrlen);
 
 
 int wl1271_cmd_build_arp_rsp(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 {
-       int ret, extra;
+       int ret, extra = 0;
        u16 fc;
        struct ieee80211_vif *vif = wl12xx_wlvif_to_vif(wlvif);
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        /* encryption space */
        switch (wlvif->encryption_type) {
        case KEY_TKIP:
-               extra = WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP;
+               if (wl->quirks & WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE)
+                       extra = WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP;
                break;
        case KEY_AES:
                extra = WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_AES;
 
                WL1271_CIPHER_SUITE_GEM,
        };
 
-       /* The tx descriptor buffer and the TKIP space. */
-       wl->hw->extra_tx_headroom = WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP +
-               sizeof(struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr);
+       /* The tx descriptor buffer */
+       wl->hw->extra_tx_headroom = sizeof(struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr);
+
+       if (wl->quirks & WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE)
+               wl->hw->extra_tx_headroom += WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP;
 
        /* unit us */
        /* FIXME: find a proper value */
 
        /* TODO: handle dummy packets on multi-vifs */
        is_dummy = wl12xx_is_dummy_packet(wl, skb);
 
-       if (info->control.hw_key &&
+       if ((wl->quirks & WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE) &&
+           info->control.hw_key &&
            info->control.hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)
                extra = WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP;
 
        skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr));
 
        /* remove TKIP header space if present */
-       if (info->control.hw_key &&
+       if ((wl->quirks & WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE) &&
+           info->control.hw_key &&
            info->control.hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP) {
                int hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
                memmove(skb->data + WL1271_EXTRA_SPACE_TKIP, skb->data,
                         */
                        info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
                        skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wl1271_tx_hw_descr));
-                       if (info->control.hw_key &&
+                       if ((wl->quirks & WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE) &&
+                           info->control.hw_key &&
                            info->control.hw_key->cipher ==
                            WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP) {
                                int hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
 
 /* Some firmwares may not support ELP */
 #define WLCORE_QUIRK_NO_ELP                    BIT(6)
 
+/* extra header space is required for TKIP */
+#define WLCORE_QUIRK_TKIP_HEADER_SPACE         BIT(8)
+
 /* TODO: move to the lower drivers when all usages are abstracted */
 #define CHIP_ID_1271_PG10              (0x4030101)
 #define CHIP_ID_1271_PG20              (0x4030111)