diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index b8520c30af7c..5f16a7e75d93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev)
 	struct brcmf_pub *drvr = bus_if->drvr;
 	struct brcmf_if *ifp;
 	struct brcmf_if *p2p_ifp;
+	struct brcmf_rev_info_le revinfo;
 
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "\n");
 
@@ -971,6 +972,20 @@ int brcmf_bus_start(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto fail;
 
+	/* assure we have chipid before feature attach */
+	if (!bus_if->chip) {
+		ret = brcmf_fil_cmd_data_get(ifp, BRCMF_C_GET_REVINFO, &revinfo,
+					     sizeof(revinfo));
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			brcmf_err("no chipid determined - device may malfunction\n");
+		} else {
+			bus_if->chip = le32_to_cpu(revinfo.chipnum);
+			bus_if->chiprev = le32_to_cpu(revinfo.chiprev);
+			brcmf_dbg(INFO, "firmware revinfo: chip %x (%d) rev %d\n",
+				  bus_if->chip, bus_if->chip,
+				  bus_if->chiprev);
+		}
+	}
 	brcmf_feat_attach(drvr);
 
 	ret = brcmf_fws_init(drvr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h
index 37345e7b873d..5434dcf64f7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #define BRCMF_C_SET_COUNTRY			84
 #define BRCMF_C_GET_PM				85
 #define BRCMF_C_SET_PM				86
+#define BRCMF_C_GET_REVINFO			98
 #define BRCMF_C_GET_CURR_RATESET		114
 #define BRCMF_C_GET_AP				117
 #define BRCMF_C_SET_AP				118
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil_types.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil_types.h
index 619669bbdb83..374920965108 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil_types.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil_types.h
@@ -539,4 +539,45 @@ struct brcmf_fil_country_le {
 	char ccode[BRCMF_COUNTRY_BUF_SZ];
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct brcmf_rev_info_le - device revision info.
+ *
+ * @vendorid: PCI vendor id.
+ * @deviceid: device id of chip.
+ * @radiorev: radio revision.
+ * @chiprev: chip revision.
+ * @corerev: core revision.
+ * @boardid: board identifier (usu. PCI sub-device id).
+ * @boardvendor: board vendor (usu. PCI sub-vendor id).
+ * @boardrev: board revision.
+ * @driverrev: driver version.
+ * @ucoderev: microcode version.
+ * @bus: bus type.
+ * @chipnum: chip number.
+ * @phytype: phy type.
+ * @phyrev: phy revision.
+ * @anarev: anacore rev.
+ * @chippkg: chip package info.
+ * @nvramrev: nvram revision number.
+ */
+struct brcmf_rev_info_le {
+	__le32 vendorid;
+	__le32 deviceid;
+	__le32 radiorev;
+	__le32 chiprev;
+	__le32 corerev;
+	__le32 boardid;
+	__le32 boardvendor;
+	__le32 boardrev;
+	__le32 driverrev;
+	__le32 ucoderev;
+	__le32 bus;
+	__le32 chipnum;
+	__le32 phytype;
+	__le32 phyrev;
+	__le32 anarev;
+	__le32 chippkg;
+	__le32 nvramrev;
+};
+
 #endif /* FWIL_TYPES_H_ */