diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
index 86d46c196966f0e65b3c963011b124318f592f8b..284706798c71deda9ecc8a400bcff6e26b8999c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
@@ -69,9 +69,15 @@ void ath_fill_led_pin(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 
-	if (AR_SREV_9100(ah) || (ah->led_pin >= 0))
+	if (AR_SREV_9100(ah))
 		return;
 
+	if (ah->led_pin >= 0) {
+		if (!((1 << ah->led_pin) & AR_GPIO_OE_OUT_MASK))
+			ath9k_hw_request_gpio(ah, ah->led_pin, "ath9k-led");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (AR_SREV_9287(ah))
 		ah->led_pin = ATH_LED_PIN_9287;
 	else if (AR_SREV_9485(sc->sc_ah))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 5cdbdb0383710d024397af69abe35738c05820ea..5e15e8e10ed39f0b605783176fe260faa387d083 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 #include "hw.h"
@@ -2711,11 +2712,23 @@ void ath9k_hw_set_gpio(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 gpio, u32 val)
 	if (AR_SREV_9271(ah))
 		val = ~val;
 
-	REG_RMW(ah, AR_GPIO_IN_OUT, ((val & 1) << gpio),
-		AR_GPIO_BIT(gpio));
+	if ((1 << gpio) & AR_GPIO_OE_OUT_MASK)
+		REG_RMW(ah, AR_GPIO_IN_OUT, ((val & 1) << gpio),
+			AR_GPIO_BIT(gpio));
+	else
+		gpio_set_value(gpio, val & 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_set_gpio);
 
+void ath9k_hw_request_gpio(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 gpio, const char *label)
+{
+	if (gpio >= ah->caps.num_gpio_pins)
+		return;
+
+	gpio_request_one(gpio, GPIOF_DIR_OUT | GPIOF_INIT_LOW, label);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_request_gpio);
+
 void ath9k_hw_setantenna(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 antenna)
 {
 	REG_WRITE(ah, AR_DEF_ANTENNA, (antenna & 0x7));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 92fab1a54697e6ed77cea915c205aeae293363b6..c1d2d0340febadb445bed891754f0565025f8f09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -1024,6 +1024,7 @@ u32 ath9k_hw_gpio_get(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 gpio);
 void ath9k_hw_cfg_output(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 gpio,
 			 u32 ah_signal_type);
 void ath9k_hw_set_gpio(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 gpio, u32 val);
+void ath9k_hw_request_gpio(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 gpio, const char *label);
 void ath9k_hw_setantenna(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 antenna);
 
 /* General Operation */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
index 1234399a43dd78692a52507a78185729a219a329..caba54ddad25c3dc4d7abd932e48602c4c885b94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
@@ -958,6 +958,8 @@
 
 #define AR_SREV_9550(_ah) \
 	(((_ah)->hw_version.macVersion == AR_SREV_VERSION_9550))
+#define AR_SREV_9550_OR_LATER(_ah) \
+	(((_ah)->hw_version.macVersion >= AR_SREV_VERSION_9550))
 
 #define AR_SREV_9580(_ah) \
 	(((_ah)->hw_version.macVersion == AR_SREV_VERSION_9580) && \
@@ -1128,6 +1130,8 @@ enum {
 
 #define AR_GPIO_OE_OUT                           (AR_SREV_9340(ah) ? 0x4030 : \
 						  (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah) ? 0x4050 : 0x404c))
+#define AR_GPIO_OE_OUT_MASK			 (AR_SREV_9550_OR_LATER(ah) ? \
+						  0x0000000F : 0xFFFFFFFF)
 #define AR_GPIO_OE_OUT_DRV                       0x3
 #define AR_GPIO_OE_OUT_DRV_NO                    0x0
 #define AR_GPIO_OE_OUT_DRV_LOW                   0x1