diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
index 75a6d85d6ee98284684e2bccfee0048e9c08f08f..f3c41021e2c3bc93ad9d37e6c4f7ce547cd58307 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
@@ -892,75 +892,95 @@ static void ar9003_hw_init_hang_checks(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		ah->bb_watchdog_timeout_ms = 25;
 }
 
-static bool ath9k_hw_check_dcs(u32 dma_dbg, u32 num_dcu_states,
-			       int *hang_state, int *hang_pos)
-{
-	static u32 dcu_chain_state[] = {5, 6, 9}; /* DCU chain stuck states */
-	u32 chain_state, dcs_pos, i;
-
-	for (dcs_pos = 0; dcs_pos < num_dcu_states; dcs_pos++) {
-		chain_state = (dma_dbg >> (5 * dcs_pos)) & 0x1f;
-		for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-			if (chain_state == dcu_chain_state[i]) {
-				*hang_state = chain_state;
-				*hang_pos = dcs_pos;
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false;
-}
+/*
+ * MAC HW hang check
+ * =================
+ *
+ * Signature: dcu_chain_state is 0x6 and dcu_complete_state is 0x1.
+ *
+ * The state of each DCU chain (mapped to TX queues) is available from these
+ * DMA debug registers:
+ *
+ * Chain 0 state : Bits 4:0   of AR_DMADBG_4
+ * Chain 1 state : Bits 9:5   of AR_DMADBG_4
+ * Chain 2 state : Bits 14:10 of AR_DMADBG_4
+ * Chain 3 state : Bits 19:15 of AR_DMADBG_4
+ * Chain 4 state : Bits 24:20 of AR_DMADBG_4
+ * Chain 5 state : Bits 29:25 of AR_DMADBG_4
+ * Chain 6 state : Bits 4:0   of AR_DMADBG_5
+ * Chain 7 state : Bits 9:5   of AR_DMADBG_5
+ * Chain 8 state : Bits 14:10 of AR_DMADBG_5
+ * Chain 9 state : Bits 19:15 of AR_DMADBG_5
+ *
+ * The DCU chain state "0x6" means "WAIT_FRDONE" - wait for TX frame to be done.
+ */
 
-#define DCU_COMPLETE_STATE        1
-#define DCU_COMPLETE_STATE_MASK 0x3
-#define NUM_STATUS_READS         50
+#define NUM_STATUS_READS 50
 
-static bool ar9003_hw_detect_mac_hang(struct ath_hw *ah)
+static bool ath9k_hw_verify_hang(struct ath_hw *ah, unsigned int queue)
 {
-	u32 chain_state, comp_state, dcs_reg = AR_DMADBG_4;
-	u32 i, hang_pos, hang_state, num_state = 6;
+	u32 dma_dbg_chain, dma_dbg_complete;
+	u8 dcu_chain_state, dcu_complete_state;
+	int i;
 
-	comp_state = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_6);
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_STATUS_READS; i++) {
+		if (queue < 6)
+			dma_dbg_chain = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_4);
+		else
+			dma_dbg_chain = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_5);
 
-	if ((comp_state & DCU_COMPLETE_STATE_MASK) != DCU_COMPLETE_STATE) {
-		ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(ah), RESET,
-			"MAC Hang signature not found at DCU complete\n");
-		return false;
-	}
+		dma_dbg_complete = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_6);
 
-	chain_state = REG_READ(ah, dcs_reg);
-	if (ath9k_hw_check_dcs(chain_state, num_state, &hang_state, &hang_pos))
-		goto hang_check_iter;
+		dcu_chain_state = (dma_dbg_chain >> (5 * queue)) & 0x1f;
+		dcu_complete_state = dma_dbg_complete & 0x3;
 
-	dcs_reg = AR_DMADBG_5;
-	num_state = 4;
-	chain_state = REG_READ(ah, dcs_reg);
-	if (ath9k_hw_check_dcs(chain_state, num_state, &hang_state, &hang_pos))
-		goto hang_check_iter;
+		if ((dcu_chain_state != 0x6) || (dcu_complete_state != 0x1))
+			return false;
+	}
 
 	ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(ah), RESET,
-		"MAC Hang signature 1 not found\n");
-	return false;
+		"MAC Hang signature found for queue: %d\n", queue);
 
-hang_check_iter:
-	ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(ah), RESET,
-		"DCU registers: chain %08x complete %08x Hang: state %d pos %d\n",
-		chain_state, comp_state, hang_state, hang_pos);
+	return true;
+}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_STATUS_READS; i++) {
-		chain_state = REG_READ(ah, dcs_reg);
-		chain_state = (chain_state >> (5 * hang_pos)) & 0x1f;
-		comp_state = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_6);
+static bool ar9003_hw_detect_mac_hang(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	u32 dma_dbg_4, dma_dbg_5, dma_dbg_6, chk_dbg;
+	u8 dcu_chain_state, dcu_complete_state;
+	bool dcu_wait_frdone = false;
+	unsigned long chk_dcu = 0;
+	unsigned int i = 0;
+
+	dma_dbg_4 = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_4);
+	dma_dbg_5 = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_5);
+	dma_dbg_6 = REG_READ(ah, AR_DMADBG_6);
+
+	dcu_complete_state = dma_dbg_6 & 0x3;
+	if (dcu_complete_state != 0x1)
+		goto exit;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES; i++) {
+		if (i < 6)
+			chk_dbg = dma_dbg_4;
+		else
+			chk_dbg = dma_dbg_5;
 
-		if (((comp_state & DCU_COMPLETE_STATE_MASK) !=
-					DCU_COMPLETE_STATE) ||
-		    (chain_state != hang_state))
-			return false;
+		dcu_chain_state = (chk_dbg >> (5 * i)) & 0x1f;
+		if (dcu_chain_state == 0x6) {
+			dcu_wait_frdone = true;
+			chk_dcu |= BIT(i);
+		}
 	}
 
-	ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(ah), RESET, "MAC Hang signature 1 found\n");
-
-	return true;
+	if ((dcu_complete_state == 0x1) && dcu_wait_frdone) {
+		for_each_set_bit(i, &chk_dcu, ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES) {
+			if (ath9k_hw_verify_hang(ah, i))
+				return true;
+		}
+	}
+exit:
+	return false;
 }
 
 /* Sets up the AR9003 hardware familiy callbacks */