diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 6d143e453f9e62606e209c050bb4bfcca960cb15..bf5e7d5193989e47ba9290c6bb0619d853bce17f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -2760,6 +2760,7 @@ static int ath6kl_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	int res;
 	int i, ret;
 	u16 rsn_capab = 0;
+	int inactivity_timeout = 0;
 
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_CFG, "%s:\n", __func__);
 
@@ -2896,8 +2897,15 @@ static int ath6kl_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (info->inactivity_timeout) {
+
+		inactivity_timeout = info->inactivity_timeout;
+
+		if (ar->hw.flags & ATH6KL_HW_AP_INACTIVITY_MINS)
+			inactivity_timeout = DIV_ROUND_UP(inactivity_timeout,
+							  60);
+
 		res = ath6kl_wmi_set_inact_period(ar->wmi, vif->fw_vif_idx,
-						  info->inactivity_timeout);
+						  inactivity_timeout);
 		if (res < 0)
 			return res;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index fc5e4b258183a323166d9b6ca0a424d587b14e58..95fc9b37e6a689e5627fb92bd5e5eff7aa1570e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ struct ath6kl_fw_ie {
 };
 
 enum ath6kl_hw_flags {
-	ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES	= BIT(0),
+	ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES		= BIT(0),
+	ATH6KL_HW_AP_INACTIVITY_MINS	= BIT(1),
 };
 
 #define ATH6KL_FW_API2_FILE "fw-2.bin"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
index 18550c51e12eaa0c8769bda77d0869731034fb44..7ffb8533986b5b5e203fb77613c8cbf31b5354b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ static const struct ath6kl_hw hw_list[] = {
 		.board_addr			= 0x433900,
 		.refclk_hz			= 26000000,
 		.uarttx_pin			= 11,
-		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES,
+		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES |
+						  ATH6KL_HW_AP_INACTIVITY_MINS,
 
 		.fw = {
 			.dir		= AR6004_HW_1_0_FW_DIR,
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ static const struct ath6kl_hw hw_list[] = {
 		.board_addr			= 0x43d400,
 		.refclk_hz			= 40000000,
 		.uarttx_pin			= 11,
-		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES,
-
+		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES |
+						  ATH6KL_HW_AP_INACTIVITY_MINS,
 		.fw = {
 			.dir		= AR6004_HW_1_1_FW_DIR,
 			.fw		= AR6004_HW_1_1_FIRMWARE_FILE,
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ static const struct ath6kl_hw hw_list[] = {
 		.board_addr			= 0x435c00,
 		.refclk_hz			= 40000000,
 		.uarttx_pin			= 11,
-		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES,
+		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES |
+						  ATH6KL_HW_AP_INACTIVITY_MINS,
 
 		.fw = {
 			.dir		= AR6004_HW_1_2_FW_DIR,
@@ -152,7 +154,8 @@ static const struct ath6kl_hw hw_list[] = {
 		.board_addr			= 0x436400,
 		.refclk_hz                      = 40000000,
 		.uarttx_pin                     = 11,
-		.flags                          = ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES,
+		.flags				= ATH6KL_HW_64BIT_RATES |
+						  ATH6KL_HW_AP_INACTIVITY_MINS,
 
 		.fw = {
 			.dir            = AR6004_HW_1_3_FW_DIR,