diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 5bc5f5fdff57db9a2d6460c004680dcfec58c10f..05aeb511c686f1589f24d6bdd56995abba739235 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1951,6 +1951,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 
 	ath9k_hw_mark_phy_inactive(ah);
 
+	/* Only required on the first reset */
 	if (AR_SREV_9271(ah) && ah->htc_reset_init) {
 		REG_WRITE(ah,
 			  AR9271_RESET_POWER_DOWN_CONTROL,
@@ -1963,6 +1964,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Only required on the first reset */
 	if (AR_SREV_9271(ah) && ah->htc_reset_init) {
 		ah->htc_reset_init = false;
 		REG_WRITE(ah,
@@ -3857,6 +3859,16 @@ void ath_gen_timer_isr(struct ath_hw *ah)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath_gen_timer_isr);
 
+/********/
+/* HTC  */
+/********/
+
+void ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	ah->htc_reset_init = true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit);
+
 static struct {
 	u32 version;
 	const char * name;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index e63edfb91590c2116b6930696fc556dea78727ad..6b03e1688b22d71be30d784d3b626f89dc7025e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -707,6 +707,9 @@ u32 ath9k_hw_gettsf32(struct ath_hw *ah);
 
 void ath9k_hw_name(struct ath_hw *ah, char *hw_name, size_t len);
 
+/* HTC */
+void ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit(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