diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index 3eeb12ebe6e..c95cefd529d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ static struct iwl_base_params iwl5000_base_params = {
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
 	.wd_timeout = IWL_LONG_WD_TIMEOUT,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
+	.no_idle_support = true,
 };
 static struct iwl_ht_params iwl5000_ht_params = {
 	.ht_greenfield_support = true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 3e6bb734dcb..02817a43855 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct iwl_mod_params {
  * @temperature_kelvin: temperature report by uCode in kelvin
  * @max_event_log_size: size of event log buffer size for ucode event logging
  * @shadow_reg_enable: HW shadhow register bit
+ * @no_idle_support: do not support idle mode
  */
 struct iwl_base_params {
 	int eeprom_size;
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ struct iwl_base_params {
 	bool temperature_kelvin;
 	u32 max_event_log_size;
 	const bool shadow_reg_enable;
+	const bool no_idle_support;
 };
 /*
  * @advanced_bt_coexist: support advanced bt coexist
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-power.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-power.c
index 3ec619c6881..cd64df05f9e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-power.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-power.c
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ static void iwl_power_build_cmd(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 
 	if (priv->wowlan)
 		iwl_static_sleep_cmd(priv, cmd, IWL_POWER_INDEX_5, dtimper);
-	else if (priv->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE)
+	else if (!priv->cfg->base_params->no_idle_support &&
+		 priv->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE)
 		iwl_static_sleep_cmd(priv, cmd, IWL_POWER_INDEX_5, 20);
 	else if (iwl_tt_is_low_power_state(priv)) {
 		/* in thermal throttling low power state */