diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_internal.h b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_internal.h
index cefe28a1df48..63d484e52751 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_internal.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_internal.h
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ struct ath_hal_private {
 	 * State for regulatory domain handling.
 	 */
 	HAL_REG_DOMAIN	ah_currentRD;		/* EEPROM regulatory domain */
+	HAL_REG_DOMAIN	ah_currentRDext;	/* EEPROM extended regdomain flags */
 	HAL_CHANNEL_INTERNAL ah_channels[AH_MAXCHAN]; /* private chan state */
 	u_int		ah_nchan;		/* valid items in ah_channels */
 	const struct regDomain *ah_rd2GHz;	/* reg state for 2G band */
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_attach.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_attach.c
index 0e91e9f56824..9fa93297359a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_attach.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_attach.c
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ ar5416Attach(uint16_t devid, HAL_SOFTC sc,
 	/* Read Reg Domain */
 	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRD =
 	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_0, AH_NULL);
+	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRDext =
+	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_1, AH_NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * ah_miscMode is populated by ar5416FillCapabilityInfo()
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9130_attach.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9130_attach.c
index 11c988fadd06..4d1f28aa1613 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9130_attach.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9130_attach.c
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ ar9130Attach(uint16_t devid, HAL_SOFTC sc,
 	/* Read Reg Domain */
 	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRD =
 	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_0, AH_NULL);
+	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRDext =
+	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_1, AH_NULL);
+
 
 	/*
 	 * ah_miscMode is populated by ar5416FillCapabilityInfo()
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9160_attach.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9160_attach.c
index 689ef7f31de9..93009defd45c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9160_attach.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9001/ar9160_attach.c
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ ar9160Attach(uint16_t devid, HAL_SOFTC sc,
 	/* Read Reg Domain */
 	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRD =
 	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_0, AH_NULL);
+	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRDext =
+	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_1, AH_NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * ah_miscMode is populated by ar5416FillCapabilityInfo()
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9280_attach.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9280_attach.c
index 2ea0c3d5c31b..fca380167b4c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9280_attach.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9280_attach.c
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ ar9280Attach(uint16_t devid, HAL_SOFTC sc,
 	/* Read Reg Domain */
 	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRD =
 	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_0, AH_NULL);
+	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRDext =
+	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_1, AH_NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * ah_miscMode is populated by ar5416FillCapabilityInfo()
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9285_attach.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9285_attach.c
index 93406f2b0f32..9a07836e5e98 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9285_attach.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar9002/ar9285_attach.c
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ ar9285Attach(uint16_t devid, HAL_SOFTC sc,
 	/* Read Reg Domain */
 	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRD =
 	    ath_hal_eepromGet(ah, AR_EEP_REGDMN_0, AH_NULL);
+	/*
+         * For Kite and later chipsets, the following bits are not
+	 * programmed in EEPROM and so are set as enabled always.
+	 */
+	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_currentRDext = AR9285_RDEXT_DEFAULT;
 
 	/*
 	 * ah_miscMode is populated by ar5416FillCapabilityInfo()