diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index 969a1231800e43a06ed96cd36602355cdb910016..8be07c653b2d0b4e14ef71b4ba090543b61331a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -1227,11 +1227,15 @@ static void ath10k_pci_irq_enable(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 static int ath10k_pci_hif_start(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
+	struct ath10k_pci *ar_pci = ath10k_pci_priv(ar);
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "boot hif start\n");
 
 	ath10k_pci_irq_enable(ar);
 	ath10k_pci_rx_post(ar);
 
+	pcie_capability_write_word(ar_pci->pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL,
+				   ar_pci->link_ctl);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1981,6 +1985,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_chip_reset(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 static int ath10k_pci_hif_power_up(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
+	struct ath10k_pci *ar_pci = ath10k_pci_priv(ar);
 	int ret;
 
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "boot hif power up\n");
@@ -1991,6 +1996,11 @@ static int ath10k_pci_hif_power_up(struct ath10k *ar)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	pcie_capability_read_word(ar_pci->pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL,
+				  &ar_pci->link_ctl);
+	pcie_capability_write_word(ar_pci->pdev, PCI_EXP_LNKCTL,
+				   ar_pci->link_ctl & ~PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_ASPMC);
+
 	/*
 	 * Bring the target up cleanly.
 	 *
@@ -2502,7 +2512,6 @@ static int ath10k_pci_claim(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	struct ath10k_pci *ar_pci = ath10k_pci_priv(ar);
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = ar_pci->pdev;
-	u32 lcr_val;
 	int ret;
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, ar);
@@ -2536,10 +2545,6 @@ static int ath10k_pci_claim(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 	pci_set_master(pdev);
 
-	/* Workaround: Disable ASPM */
-	pci_read_config_dword(pdev, 0x80, &lcr_val);
-	pci_write_config_dword(pdev, 0x80, (lcr_val & 0xffffff00));
-
 	/* Arrange for access to Target SoC registers. */
 	ar_pci->mem = pci_iomap(pdev, BAR_NUM, 0);
 	if (!ar_pci->mem) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
index bddf54320160d91c8f21fd9982c54e123e3d3881..ee2173d6125755da92ae6fa8645e2bb849835fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.h
@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ struct ath10k_pci {
 	/* Map CE id to ce_state */
 	struct ath10k_ce_pipe ce_states[CE_COUNT_MAX];
 	struct timer_list rx_post_retry;
+
+	/* Due to HW quirks it is recommended to disable ASPM during device
+	 * bootup. To do that the original PCI-E Link Control is stored before
+	 * device bootup is executed and re-programmed later.
+	 */
+	u16 link_ctl;
 };
 
 static inline struct ath10k_pci *ath10k_pci_priv(struct ath10k *ar)