diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-modules/kernel-module-nxp-wlan/load_iw612.sh b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-modules/kernel-module-nxp-wlan/load_iw612.sh
index 769b989ad..4aeb58f26 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-modules/kernel-module-nxp-wlan/load_iw612.sh
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/kernel-modules/kernel-module-nxp-wlan/load_iw612.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ host_mlme=1 \
 drv_mode=${DRIVER_MODE} \
 drvdbg=${DRIVER_DEBUG} \
 sta_name=wlan \
+country_ie_ignore=1 \
 txpwrlimit_cfg=nxp/txpower_US.bin \
 init_hostcmd_cfg=nxp/rutxpower_US.bin \
 fw_name=nxp/sd_w61x_v1.bin.se\
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ if ! [ -e "/proc/device-tree/wireless/mac-address" ]; then
 fi
 
 WLANADDR=$(hexdump -ve '1/1 "%02X" ":"' /proc/device-tree/wireless/mac-address 2>/dev/null | sed 's/:$//g')
+
+iw reg set US && \
 modprobe mlan && \
 modprobe moal ${MOAL_PARAMS} mac_addr=${WLANADDR} && \
 [ -d "/sys/class/net/wlan0" ] && log "Wi-Fi activated" && exit 0