diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index f90a6ca94a7682705d0180bd74119873d6fc2416..c79c97be6cd4417afd8a2cf2ff0776c11856f17b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -592,14 +592,12 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	u32 status = sc->intrstatus;
 	u32 rxmask;
 
-	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
-
 	if (status & ATH9K_INT_FATAL) {
 		ath_reset(sc, true);
-		ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
 	spin_lock(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
@@ -969,6 +967,7 @@ int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
 	/* Stop ANI */
 	del_timer_sync(&common->ani.timer);
 
+	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
 	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	ieee80211_stop_queues(hw);
@@ -1015,6 +1014,7 @@ int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
 
 	/* Start ANI */
 	ath_start_ani(common);
+	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -1701,7 +1701,9 @@ static int ath9k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 skip_chan_change:
 	if (changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_POWER) {
 		sc->config.txpowlimit = 2 * conf->power_level;
+		ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
 		ath_update_txpow(sc);
+		ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&sc->wiphy_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 332d1feb5c18ece5b4024beefc21fb83826902f4..33a37edbaf79f5ce249dc5c8ca35812e85ecf60f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2113,9 +2113,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (needreset) {
 		ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah), ATH_DBG_RESET,
 			"tx hung, resetting the chip\n");
-		ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
 		ath_reset(sc, true);
-		ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 	}
 
 	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work,