diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 8c2f9e290b35..60aa8d71e753 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2548,6 +2548,13 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	    ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_PAPRD))
 			pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_WOW
+	if (AR_SREV_9462_20_OR_LATER(ah) || AR_SREV_9565_11_OR_LATER(ah))
+		ah->wow.max_patterns = MAX_NUM_PATTERN;
+	else
+		ah->wow.max_patterns = MAX_NUM_PATTERN_LEGACY;
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index d36210ae880e..e1801c91d538 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@
 
 #define MAX_PATTERN_SIZE		256
 #define MAX_PATTERN_MASK_SIZE		32
-#define MAX_NUM_PATTERN			8
+#define MAX_NUM_PATTERN			16
+#define MAX_NUM_PATTERN_LEGACY		8
 #define MAX_NUM_USER_PATTERN		6 /*  deducting the disassociate and
 					      deauthenticate packets */
 
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ enum ath9k_hw_caps {
 
 struct ath9k_hw_wow {
 	u32 wow_event_mask;
+	u8 max_patterns;
 };
 
 struct ath9k_hw_capabilities {