diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 74009f1238a04e4f6b815b339288abac8ffed07f..18898abeef841500b0ef117075f6eb3ac4e14096 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -634,10 +634,11 @@ void ath_ant_comb_update(struct ath_softc *sc);
 /* Main driver core */
 /********************/
 
-#define ATH9K_PCI_CUS198 0x0001
-#define ATH9K_PCI_CUS230 0x0002
-#define ATH9K_PCI_CUS217 0x0004
-#define ATH9K_PCI_WOW    0x0008
+#define ATH9K_PCI_CUS198     0x0001
+#define ATH9K_PCI_CUS230     0x0002
+#define ATH9K_PCI_CUS217     0x0004
+#define ATH9K_PCI_WOW        0x0008
+#define ATH9K_PCI_BT_ANT_DIV 0x0010
 
 /*
  * Default cache line size, in bytes.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 881ca6cb47db24a11e6d0490f458d886c777191b..daa316bf47b3922c0e700732422aa5dc004ba6a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ static ssize_t write_file_bt_ant_diversity(struct file *file,
 {
 	struct ath_softc *sc = file->private_data;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
+	struct ath9k_hw_capabilities *pCap = &sc->sc_ah->caps;
 	unsigned long bt_ant_diversity;
 	char buf[32];
 	ssize_t len;
@@ -297,6 +298,9 @@ static ssize_t write_file_bt_ant_diversity(struct file *file,
 	if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, len))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	if (!(pCap->hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_ANT_DIV))
+		goto exit;
+
 	buf[len] = '\0';
 	if (kstrtoul(buf, 0, &bt_ant_diversity))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -307,7 +311,7 @@ static ssize_t write_file_bt_ant_diversity(struct file *file,
 	ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "Enable WLAN/BT RX Antenna diversity: %d\n",
 		common->bt_ant_diversity);
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
-
+exit:
 	return count;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index fd009e593b69570aaf4d8b3d9d680124444dd855..4ab8f58c72875a5db7aa7eb486fde077bceec3c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ enum ath9k_hw_caps {
 	ATH9K_HW_WOW_DEVICE_CAPABLE		= BIT(17),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD			= BIT(18),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_FCC_BAND_SWITCH		= BIT(19),
+	ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_ANT_DIV			= BIT(20),
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 5e81b2c2434278323ee0192d2b5a8569e7641b98..b678add8b3eecfe956de221a739ee2a079d26130 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ static void ath9k_init_misc(struct ath_softc *sc)
 static void ath9k_init_platform(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
+	struct ath9k_hw_capabilities *pCap = &ah->caps;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
 	if (common->bus_ops->ath_bus_type != ATH_PCI)
@@ -531,8 +532,14 @@ static void ath9k_init_platform(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		ath_info(common, "Set parameters for %s\n",
 			 (sc->driver_data & ATH9K_PCI_CUS198) ?
 			 "CUS198" : "CUS230");
-	} else if (sc->driver_data & ATH9K_PCI_CUS217) {
+	}
+
+	if (sc->driver_data & ATH9K_PCI_CUS217)
 		ath_info(common, "CUS217 card detected\n");
+
+	if (sc->driver_data & ATH9K_PCI_BT_ANT_DIV) {
+		pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_ANT_DIV;
+		ath_info(common, "Set BT/WLAN RX diversity capability\n");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -586,6 +593,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 {
 	struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata = sc->dev->platform_data;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = NULL;
+	struct ath9k_hw_capabilities *pCap;
 	struct ath_common *common;
 	int ret = 0, i;
 	int csz = 0;
@@ -602,6 +610,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 	ah->reg_ops.rmw = ath9k_reg_rmw;
 	atomic_set(&ah->intr_ref_cnt, -1);
 	sc->sc_ah = ah;
+	pCap = &ah->caps;
 
 	sc->dfs_detector = dfs_pattern_detector_init(ah, NL80211_DFS_UNSET);
 
@@ -633,10 +642,14 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 	ath9k_init_platform(sc);
 
 	/*
-	 * Enable WLAN/BT RX Antenna diversity only when BTCOEX is enabled
-	 * and the user manually requests the feature.
+	 * Enable WLAN/BT RX Antenna diversity only when:
+	 *
+	 * - BTCOEX is enabled
+	 * - the user manually requests the feature.
+	 * - the HW cap is set using the platform data.
 	 */
-	if (common->btcoex_enabled && ath9k_bt_ant_diversity)
+	if (common->btcoex_enabled && ath9k_bt_ant_diversity &&
+	    (pCap->hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_ANT_DIV))
 		common->bt_ant_diversity = 1;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&common->cc_lock);