diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index bde9e4bbfffe79..ae85118481eeec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ static const struct mwifiex_sdio_card_reg mwifiex_reg_sd8997 = {
 	.host_int_rsr_reg = 0x4,
 	.host_int_status_reg = 0x0C,
 	.host_int_mask_reg = 0x08,
+	.host_strap_reg = 0xF4,
+	.host_strap_mask = 0x01,
+	.host_strap_value = 0x00,
 	.status_reg_0 = 0xE8,
 	.status_reg_1 = 0xE9,
 	.sdio_int_mask = 0xff,
@@ -283,6 +286,9 @@ static const struct mwifiex_sdio_card_reg mwifiex_reg_sd8987 = {
 	.host_int_rsr_reg = 0x4,
 	.host_int_status_reg = 0x0C,
 	.host_int_mask_reg = 0x08,
+	.host_strap_reg = 0xF4,
+	.host_strap_mask = 0x01,
+	.host_strap_value = 0x00,
 	.status_reg_0 = 0xE8,
 	.status_reg_1 = 0xE9,
 	.sdio_int_mask = 0xff,
@@ -536,6 +542,7 @@ mwifiex_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func, const struct sdio_device_id *id)
 		struct mwifiex_sdio_device *data = (void *)id->driver_data;
 
 		card->firmware = data->firmware;
+		card->firmware_sdiouart = data->firmware_sdiouart;
 		card->reg = data->reg;
 		card->max_ports = data->max_ports;
 		card->mp_agg_pkt_limit = data->mp_agg_pkt_limit;
@@ -2439,6 +2446,7 @@ static int mwifiex_register_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	int ret;
 	struct sdio_mmc_card *card = adapter->card;
 	struct sdio_func *func = card->func;
+	const char *firmware = card->firmware;
 
 	/* save adapter pointer in card */
 	card->adapter = adapter;
@@ -2455,7 +2463,18 @@ static int mwifiex_register_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	strcpy(adapter->fw_name, card->firmware);
+	/* Select correct firmware (sdsd or sdiouart) firmware based on the strapping
+	 * option
+	 */
+	if (card->firmware_sdiouart) {
+		u8 val;
+
+		mwifiex_read_reg(adapter, card->reg->host_strap_reg, &val);
+		if ((val & card->reg->host_strap_mask) == card->reg->host_strap_value)
+			firmware = card->firmware_sdiouart;
+	}
+	strcpy(adapter->fw_name, firmware);
+
 	if (card->fw_dump_enh) {
 		adapter->mem_type_mapping_tbl = generic_mem_type_map;
 		adapter->num_mem_types = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.h
index 5648512c9300ae..ad2c28cbb63055 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.h
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ struct mwifiex_sdio_card_reg {
 	u8 host_int_rsr_reg;
 	u8 host_int_status_reg;
 	u8 host_int_mask_reg;
+	u8 host_strap_reg;
+	u8 host_strap_mask;
+	u8 host_strap_value;
 	u8 status_reg_0;
 	u8 status_reg_1;
 	u8 sdio_int_mask;
@@ -241,6 +244,7 @@ struct sdio_mmc_card {
 
 	struct completion fw_done;
 	const char *firmware;
+	const char *firmware_sdiouart;
 	const struct mwifiex_sdio_card_reg *reg;
 	u8 max_ports;
 	u8 mp_agg_pkt_limit;
@@ -274,6 +278,7 @@ struct sdio_mmc_card {
 
 struct mwifiex_sdio_device {
 	const char *firmware;
+	const char *firmware_sdiouart;
 	const struct mwifiex_sdio_card_reg *reg;
 	u8 max_ports;
 	u8 mp_agg_pkt_limit;