diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/bz.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/bz.c
index 8b3f15899396..c060b12cc952 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/bz.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/bz.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 /* Highest firmware core release supported */
 #define IWL_BZ_UCODE_CORE_MAX	103
 
-/* Lowest firmware API version supported */
-#define IWL_BZ_UCODE_API_MIN	100
+/* Lowest firmware core release supported */
+#define IWL_BZ_UCODE_CORE_MIN	101
 
 /* Memory offsets and lengths */
 #define IWL_BZ_SMEM_OFFSET		0x400000
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static const struct iwl_family_base_params iwl_bz_base = {
 	},
 	.features = IWL_TX_CSUM_NETIF_FLAGS | NETIF_F_RXCSUM,
 	.ucode_api_max = ENCODE_CORE_AS_API(IWL_BZ_UCODE_CORE_MAX),
-	.ucode_api_min = IWL_BZ_UCODE_API_MIN,
+	.ucode_api_min = ENCODE_CORE_AS_API(IWL_BZ_UCODE_CORE_MIN),
 };
 
 const struct iwl_mac_cfg iwl_bz_mac_cfg = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/dr.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/dr.c
index a8f2ac688d31..3ccbb21276c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/dr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/dr.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 /* Highest firmware core release supported */
 #define IWL_DR_UCODE_CORE_MAX	103
 
-/* Lowest firmware API version supported */
-#define IWL_DR_UCODE_API_MIN	100
+/* Lowest firmware core release supported */
+#define IWL_DR_UCODE_CORE_MIN	101
 
 /* Memory offsets and lengths */
 #define IWL_DR_SMEM_OFFSET		0x400000
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static const struct iwl_family_base_params iwl_dr_base = {
 	},
 	.features = IWL_TX_CSUM_NETIF_FLAGS | NETIF_F_RXCSUM,
 	.ucode_api_max = ENCODE_CORE_AS_API(IWL_DR_UCODE_CORE_MAX),
-	.ucode_api_min = IWL_DR_UCODE_API_MIN,
+	.ucode_api_min = ENCODE_CORE_AS_API(IWL_DR_UCODE_CORE_MIN),
 };
 
 const struct iwl_mac_cfg iwl_dr_mac_cfg = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/sc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/sc.c
index 4532d31d5f8b..04c726e8c283 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/sc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/cfg/sc.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 /* Highest firmware core release supported */
 #define IWL_SC_UCODE_CORE_MAX	103
 
-/* Lowest firmware API version supported */
-#define IWL_SC_UCODE_API_MIN	100
+/* Lowest firmware core release supported */
+#define IWL_SC_UCODE_CORE_MIN	101
 
 /* Memory offsets and lengths */
 #define IWL_SC_SMEM_OFFSET		0x400000
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static const struct iwl_family_base_params iwl_sc_base = {
 	},
 	.features = IWL_TX_CSUM_NETIF_FLAGS | NETIF_F_RXCSUM,
 	.ucode_api_max = ENCODE_CORE_AS_API(IWL_SC_UCODE_CORE_MAX),
-	.ucode_api_min = IWL_SC_UCODE_API_MIN,
+	.ucode_api_min = ENCODE_CORE_AS_API(IWL_SC_UCODE_CORE_MIN),
 };
 
 const struct iwl_mac_cfg iwl_sc_mac_cfg = {