diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4007bf5ed6f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Intel Pro/Wireless 2100, 2200BG, 2915ABG network connection driver
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012 Stanislav Yakovlev <stas.yakovlev@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __IPW_H__
+#define __IPW_H__
+
+#include <linux/ieee80211.h>
+
+static const u32 ipw_cipher_suites[] = {
+	WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40,
+	WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104,
+	WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP,
+	WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP,
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index f0551f807f69..7c8e8b110546 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ that only one external action is invoked at a time.
 #include <net/lib80211.h>
 
 #include "ipw2100.h"
+#include "ipw.h"
 
 #define IPW2100_VERSION "git-1.2.2"
 
@@ -1946,6 +1947,9 @@ static int ipw2100_wdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] = bg_band;
 	}
 
+	wdev->wiphy->cipher_suites = ipw_cipher_suites;
+	wdev->wiphy->n_cipher_suites = ARRAY_SIZE(ipw_cipher_suites);
+
 	set_wiphy_dev(wdev->wiphy, &priv->pci_dev->dev);
 	if (wiphy_register(wdev->wiphy)) {
 		ipw2100_down(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
index 1779db3aa2b0..3a6b991f0234 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211-wext.h>
 #include "ipw2200.h"
+#include "ipw.h"
 
 
 #ifndef KBUILD_EXTMOD
@@ -11544,6 +11545,9 @@ static int ipw_wdev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 		wdev->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ] = a_band;
 	}
 
+	wdev->wiphy->cipher_suites = ipw_cipher_suites;
+	wdev->wiphy->n_cipher_suites = ARRAY_SIZE(ipw_cipher_suites);
+
 	set_wiphy_dev(wdev->wiphy, &priv->pci_dev->dev);
 
 	/* With that information in place, we can now register the wiphy... */