u8 channel;
        struct bcm43xx_phyinfo *phy;
        const char *iso_country;
+       u8 max_bg_channel;
 
        geo = kzalloc(sizeof(*geo), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!geo)
        }
        iso_country = bcm43xx_locale_iso(bcm->sprom.locale);
 
+/* set the maximum channel based on locale set in sprom or witle locale option */
+       switch (bcm->sprom.locale) {
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_THAILAND:
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_ISRAEL:
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_JORDAN:
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_USA_CANADA_ANZ:
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_USA_LOW:
+               max_bg_channel = 11;
+               break;
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_JAPAN:
+       case BCM43xx_LOCALE_JAPAN_HIGH:
+               max_bg_channel = 14;
+               break;
+       default:
+               max_bg_channel = 13;
+       }
+
        if (have_a) {
                for (i = 0, channel = IEEE80211_52GHZ_MIN_CHANNEL;
                      channel <= IEEE80211_52GHZ_MAX_CHANNEL; channel++) {
        }
        if (have_bg) {
                for (i = 0, channel = IEEE80211_24GHZ_MIN_CHANNEL;
-                     channel <= IEEE80211_24GHZ_MAX_CHANNEL; channel++) {
+                     channel <= max_bg_channel; channel++) {
                        chan = &geo->bg[i++];
                        chan->freq = bcm43xx_channel_to_freq_bg(channel);
                        chan->channel = channel;