diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c
index 7f793417c787..8133105ac645 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-2000.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static const struct iwl_base_params iwl2000_base_params = {
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
 	.wd_timeout = IWL_DEF_WD_TIMEOUT,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
-	.shadow_reg_enable = true,
+	.shadow_reg_enable = false, /* TODO: fix bugs using this feature */
 	.hd_v2 = true,
 };
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static const struct iwl_base_params iwl2030_base_params = {
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
 	.wd_timeout = IWL_LONG_WD_TIMEOUT,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
-	.shadow_reg_enable = true,
+	.shadow_reg_enable = false, /* TODO: fix bugs using this feature */
 	.hd_v2 = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c
index 381b02cf339c..19f7ee84ae89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-6000.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static const struct iwl_base_params iwl6000_base_params = {
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
 	.wd_timeout = IWL_DEF_WD_TIMEOUT,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
-	.shadow_reg_enable = true,
+	.shadow_reg_enable = false, /* TODO: fix bugs using this feature */
 };
 
 static const struct iwl_base_params iwl6050_base_params = {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static const struct iwl_base_params iwl6050_base_params = {
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1500,
 	.wd_timeout = IWL_DEF_WD_TIMEOUT,
 	.max_event_log_size = 1024,
-	.shadow_reg_enable = true,
+	.shadow_reg_enable = false, /* TODO: fix bugs using this feature */
 };
 
 static const struct iwl_base_params iwl6000_g2_base_params = {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static const struct iwl_base_params iwl6000_g2_base_params = {
 	.chain_noise_scale = 1000,
 	.wd_timeout = IWL_LONG_WD_TIMEOUT,
 	.max_event_log_size = 512,
-	.shadow_reg_enable = true,
+	.shadow_reg_enable = false, /* TODO: fix bugs using this feature */
 };
 
 static const struct iwl_ht_params iwl6000_ht_params = {