diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c
index e8e1c2dc8659..27c5007e577c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-1000.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "iwl-agn-debugfs.h"
 
 /* Highest firmware API version supported */
-#define IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX 3
+#define IWL1000_UCODE_API_MAX 5
 #define IWL100_UCODE_API_MAX 5
 
 /* Lowest firmware API version supported */