diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
index 62db2e5e45eb..c7cfc38a2644 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fw-file.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * GPL LICENSE SUMMARY
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2008 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of version 2 of the GNU General Public License as
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  * BSD LICENSE
  *
  * Copyright(c) 2005 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ enum iwl_fw_dbg_monitor_mode {
  *
  * @version: version of the TLV - currently 0
  * @monitor_mode: %enum iwl_fw_dbg_monitor_mode
+ * @size_power: buffer size will be 2^(size_power + 11)
  * @base_reg: addr of the base addr register (PRPH)
  * @end_reg:  addr of the end addr register (PRPH)
  * @write_ptr_reg: the addr of the reg of the write pointer
@@ -449,7 +450,8 @@ enum iwl_fw_dbg_monitor_mode {
 struct iwl_fw_dbg_dest_tlv {
 	u8 version;
 	u8 monitor_mode;
-	u8 reserved[2];
+	u8 size_power;
+	u8 reserved;
 	__le32 base_reg;
 	__le32 end_reg;
 	__le32 write_ptr_reg;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index d108e5bef9b7..4526336672c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -101,14 +101,26 @@ static void iwl_pcie_free_fw_monitor(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	trans_pcie->fw_mon_size = 0;
 }
 
-static void iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+static void iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(struct iwl_trans *trans, u8 max_power)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	dma_addr_t phys;
-	u32 size;
+	u32 size = 0;
 	u8 power;
 
+	if (!max_power) {
+		/* default max_power is maximum */
+		max_power = 26;
+	} else {
+		max_power += 11;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN(max_power > 26,
+		 "External buffer size for monitor is too big %d, check the FW TLV\n",
+		 max_power))
+		return;
+
 	if (trans_pcie->fw_mon_page) {
 		dma_sync_single_for_device(trans->dev, trans_pcie->fw_mon_phys,
 					   trans_pcie->fw_mon_size,
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ static void iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	}
 
 	phys = 0;
-	for (power = 26; power >= 11; power--) {
+	for (power = max_power; power >= 11; power--) {
 		int order;
 
 		size = BIT(power);
@@ -143,6 +155,12 @@ static void iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!page))
 		return;
 
+	if (power != max_power)
+		IWL_ERR(trans,
+			"Sorry - debug buffer is only %luK while you requested %luK\n",
+			(unsigned long)BIT(power - 10),
+			(unsigned long)BIT(max_power - 10));
+
 	trans_pcie->fw_mon_page = page;
 	trans_pcie->fw_mon_phys = phys;
 	trans_pcie->fw_mon_size = size;
@@ -834,7 +852,7 @@ static void iwl_pcie_apply_destination(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 		 get_fw_dbg_mode_string(dest->monitor_mode));
 
 	if (dest->monitor_mode == EXTERNAL_MODE)
-		iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(trans);
+		iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(trans, dest->size_power);
 	else
 		IWL_WARN(trans, "PCI should have external buffer debug\n");
 
@@ -908,7 +926,7 @@ static int iwl_pcie_load_given_ucode(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	/* supported for 7000 only for the moment */
 	if (iwlwifi_mod_params.fw_monitor &&
 	    trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_7000) {
-		iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(trans);
+		iwl_pcie_alloc_fw_monitor(trans, 0);
 
 		if (trans_pcie->fw_mon_size) {
 			iwl_write_prph(trans, MON_BUFF_BASE_ADDR,