diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/package/wlcompat/wlcompat.c b/openwrt/target/linux/package/wlcompat/wlcompat.c
index d86a9bda996..7063c809a6b 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/package/wlcompat/wlcompat.c
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/package/wlcompat/wlcompat.c
@@ -494,14 +494,17 @@ static int wlcompat_ioctl(struct net_device *dev,
 		}
 		case SIOCGIWTXPOW:
 		{
-			int radio;
+			int radio, override;
 
 			wl_ioctl(dev, WLC_GET_RADIO, &radio, sizeof(int));
 			
 			if (wl_get_val(dev, "qtxpower", &(wrqu->txpower.value), sizeof(int)) < 0)
 				return -EINVAL;
 			
+			override = (wrqu->txpower.value & WL_TXPWR_OVERRIDE) == WL_TXPWR_OVERRIDE;
 			wrqu->txpower.value &= ~WL_TXPWR_OVERRIDE;
+			if (!override && (wrqu->txpower.value > 76))
+				wrqu->txpower.value = 76;
 			wrqu->txpower.value /= 4;
 				
 			wrqu->txpower.fixed = 0;