diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 011b14f35e5073ebf8fd1c86bf913d646cb64225..97a09dba76de0f0077d721e9d5fdb931c86721e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
+#include <linux/pci.h>
 
 #include "ath9k.h"
 #include "initvals.h"
@@ -4298,3 +4299,16 @@ void ath_gen_timer_isr(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		timer->trigger(timer->arg);
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+ * Primitive to disable ASPM
+ */
+void ath_pcie_aspm_disable(struct ath_softc *sc)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(sc->dev);
+	u8 aspm;
+
+	pci_read_config_byte(pdev, ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_CTRL, &aspm);
+	aspm &= ~(ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_L0S | ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_L1);
+	pci_write_config_byte(pdev, ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_CTRL, aspm);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 5ca6ffa70912976c721a0f6ce6e0ad3bdf385c0b..a592f1a46ecd8cca6b03146b76eb4083dde31799 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -665,4 +665,9 @@ void ath_gen_timer_free(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_gen_timer *timer);
 void ath_gen_timer_isr(struct ath_hw *hw);
 u32 ath9k_hw_gettsf32(struct ath_hw *ah);
 
+#define ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_CTRL	0x70
+#define ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_L0S	1
+#define ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_L1	2
+
+void ath_pcie_aspm_disable(struct ath_softc *sc);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index a69fda8a91026403a0b0c6e363c86f0f41dba433..ce011ab5e89dbbd0af6d5a844e3314e8a7b37ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 				      AR_STOMP_LOW_WLAN_WGHT);
 		ath9k_hw_btcoex_enable(sc->sc_ah);
 
+		ath_pcie_aspm_disable(sc);
 		if (sc->btcoex_info.btcoex_scheme == ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_3WIRE)
 			ath_btcoex_timer_resume(sc, &sc->btcoex_info);
 	}