diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/Config.in b/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
index 8ce71140da..4b415a7da2 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/Config.in
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_IWLWIFI_9XXX
 	  Firmware files for the Intel Wifi 9xxx devices supported by
 	  the iwlwifi kernel driver.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_IWLWIFI_6E
+	bool "Intel iwlwifi 6/6E"
+	help
+	  Firmware files for the Intel Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E devices
+	  supported by the iwlwifi kernel driver.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_LIBERTAS_SD8686_V8
 	bool "Libertas SD 8686 v8"
 	help
diff --git a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
index 672a536c4a..200b4ca564 100644
--- a/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/linux-firmware/linux-firmware.mk
@@ -514,6 +514,11 @@ LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES += iwlwifi-9???-*.ucode
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_ALL_LICENSE_FILES += LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_IWLWIFI_6E),y)
+LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES += iwlwifi-so-a0-gf-a0*.{ucode,pnvm}
+LINUX_FIRMWARE_ALL_LICENSE_FILES += LICENCE.iwlwifi_firmware
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE_BROADCOM_TIGON3),y)
 LINUX_FIRMWARE_FILES += tigon/*
 # No license file; the license is in the file WHENCE