diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
index c68563c..2c84736 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/quantenna/qtnfmac/commands.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_start_ap(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 	struct qlink_auth_encr *aen;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
+	int n;
 
 	if (!qtnf_cmd_start_ap_can_fit(vif, s))
 		return -E2BIG;
@@ -280,8 +281,9 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_start_ap(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 	for (i = 0; i < QLINK_MAX_NR_CIPHER_SUITES; i++)
 		aen->ciphers_pairwise[i] =
 				cpu_to_le32(s->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i]);
-	aen->n_akm_suites = cpu_to_le32(s->crypto.n_akm_suites);
-	for (i = 0; i < QLINK_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES; i++)
+	n = min(QLINK_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES, s->crypto.n_akm_suites);
+	aen->n_akm_suites = cpu_to_le32(n);
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
 		aen->akm_suites[i] = cpu_to_le32(s->crypto.akm_suites[i]);
 	aen->control_port = s->crypto.control_port;
 	aen->control_port_no_encrypt = s->crypto.control_port_no_encrypt;
@@ -2076,6 +2078,7 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_connect(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 	struct qlink_auth_encr *aen;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
+	int n;
 	u32 connect_flags = 0;
 
 	cmd_skb = qtnf_cmd_alloc_new_cmdskb(vif->mac->macid, vif->vifid,
@@ -2132,9 +2135,10 @@ int qtnf_cmd_send_connect(struct qtnf_vif *vif,
 		aen->ciphers_pairwise[i] =
 			cpu_to_le32(sme->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i]);
 
-	aen->n_akm_suites = cpu_to_le32(sme->crypto.n_akm_suites);
+	n = min(QLINK_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES, sme->crypto.n_akm_suites);
+	aen->n_akm_suites = cpu_to_le32(n);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < QLINK_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
 		aen->akm_suites[i] = cpu_to_le32(sme->crypto.akm_suites[i]);
 
 	aen->control_port = sme->crypto.control_port;
diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index cc8a988..33919256 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ struct survey_info {
 };
 
 #define CFG80211_MAX_WEP_KEYS	4
+#define CFG80211_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES	10
 
 /**
  * struct cfg80211_crypto_settings - Crypto settings
@@ -1112,7 +1113,7 @@ struct cfg80211_crypto_settings {
 	int n_ciphers_pairwise;
 	u32 ciphers_pairwise[NL80211_MAX_NR_CIPHER_SUITES];
 	int n_akm_suites;
-	u32 akm_suites[NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES];
+	u32 akm_suites[CFG80211_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES];
 	bool control_port;
 	__be16 control_port_ethertype;
 	bool control_port_no_encrypt;
@@ -5134,6 +5135,13 @@ struct wiphy_iftype_akm_suites {
  * @ema_max_profile_periodicity: maximum profile periodicity supported by
  *	the driver. Setting this field to a non-zero value indicates that the
  *	driver supports enhanced multi-BSSID advertisements (EMA AP).
+ * @max_num_akm_suites: maximum number of AKM suites allowed for
+ *	configuration through %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT, %NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE and
+ *	%NL80211_CMD_START_AP. Set to NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES if not set by
+ *	driver. If set by driver minimum allowed value is
+ *	NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES in order to avoid compatibility issues with
+ *	legacy userspace and maximum allowed value is
+ *	CFG80211_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES.
  */
 struct wiphy {
 	struct mutex mtx;
@@ -5280,6 +5288,7 @@ struct wiphy {
 
 	u8 mbssid_max_interfaces;
 	u8 ema_max_profile_periodicity;
+	u16 max_num_akm_suites;
 
 	char priv[] __aligned(NETDEV_ALIGN);
 };
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index d9490e3..246bd00 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -2663,6 +2663,13 @@ enum nl80211_commands {
  *	association request when used with NL80211_CMD_NEW_STATION). Can be set
  *	only if %NL80211_STA_FLAG_WME is set.
  *
+ * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES: U16 attribute. Indicates maximum number of
+ *	AKM suites allowed for %NL80211_CMD_CONNECT, %NL80211_CMD_ASSOCIATE and
+ *	%NL80211_CMD_START_AP in %NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY response. If this
+ *	attribute is not present userspace shall consider maximum number of AKM
+ *	suites allowed as %NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES which is the legacy maximum
+ *	number prior to the introduction of this attribute.
+ *
  * @NUM_NL80211_ATTR: total number of nl80211_attrs available
  * @NL80211_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number currently defined
  * @__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
@@ -3177,6 +3184,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 
 	NL80211_ATTR_DISABLE_EHT,
 
+	NL80211_ATTR_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES,
+
 	/* add attributes here, update the policy in nl80211.c */
 
 	__NL80211_ATTR_AFTER_LAST,
@@ -3231,6 +3240,11 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 #define NL80211_HE_MIN_CAPABILITY_LEN           16
 #define NL80211_HE_MAX_CAPABILITY_LEN           54
 #define NL80211_MAX_NR_CIPHER_SUITES		5
+
+/*
+ * NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES is obsolete when %NL80211_ATTR_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES
+ * present in %NL80211_CMD_GET_WIPHY response.
+ */
 #define NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES		2
 #define NL80211_EHT_MIN_CAPABILITY_LEN          13
 #define NL80211_EHT_MAX_CAPABILITY_LEN          51
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index f08d4b3..8d42fc4 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -913,6 +913,12 @@ int wiphy_register(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 		return -EINVAL;
 #endif
 
+	if (!wiphy->max_num_akm_suites)
+		wiphy->max_num_akm_suites = NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES;
+	else if (wiphy->max_num_akm_suites < NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES ||
+		 wiphy->max_num_akm_suites > CFG80211_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* check and set up bitrates */
 	ieee80211_set_bitrate_flags(wiphy);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 842f82f..2134430 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -792,6 +792,10 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl80211_policy[NUM_NL80211_ATTR] = {
 				 NL80211_EHT_MIN_CAPABILITY_LEN,
 				 NL80211_EHT_MAX_CAPABILITY_LEN),
 	[NL80211_ATTR_DISABLE_EHT] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+	[NL80211_ATTR_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES] =
+		NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U16,
+				 NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES,
+				 CFG80211_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES),
 };
 
 /* policy for the key attributes */
@@ -2891,6 +2895,10 @@ static int nl80211_send_wiphy(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		if (nl80211_put_mbssid_support(&rdev->wiphy, msg))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
+		if (nla_put_u16(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAX_NUM_AKM_SUITES,
+				rdev->wiphy.max_num_akm_suites))
+			goto nla_put_failure;
+
 		/* done */
 		state->split_start = 0;
 		break;
@@ -10263,7 +10271,7 @@ static int nl80211_crypto_settings(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 		if (len % sizeof(u32))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (settings->n_akm_suites > NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES)
+		if (settings->n_akm_suites > rdev->wiphy.max_num_akm_suites)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		memcpy(settings->akm_suites, data, len);
