diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h
index 19800afb5e9ff0a1269c139199b4e56e39be30d0..cef20103fc86f2901f1112e7de925dd5ee9fd4bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ enum mci_bt_state {
 	MCI_BT_CAL
 };
 
+enum mci_ps_state {
+	MCI_PS_DISABLE,
+	MCI_PS_ENABLE,
+	MCI_PS_ENABLE_OFF,
+	MCI_PS_ENABLE_ON
+};
+
 /* Type of state query */
 enum mci_state_type {
 	MCI_STATE_ENABLE,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_wow.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_wow.c
index 721caf36ce834a426a8bb679089e3d688f5b2309..bf3378f03b9a962e68efce88995cfb92f3e1196e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_wow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_wow.c
@@ -20,11 +20,25 @@
 #include "reg_wow.h"
 #include "hw-ops.h"
 
+static void ath9k_hw_set_sta_powersave(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	if (!ath9k_hw_mci_is_enabled(ah))
+		goto set;
+	/*
+	 * If MCI is being used, set PWR_SAV only when MCI's
+	 * PS state is disabled.
+	 */
+	if (ar9003_mci_state(ah, MCI_STATE_GET_WLAN_PS_STATE) != MCI_PS_DISABLE)
+		return;
+set:
+	REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_STA_ID1, AR_STA_ID1_PWR_SAV);
+}
+
 static void ath9k_hw_set_powermode_wow_sleep(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
-	REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_STA_ID1, AR_STA_ID1_PWR_SAV);
+	ath9k_hw_set_sta_powersave(ah);
 
 	/* set rx disable bit */
 	REG_WRITE(ah, AR_CR, AR_CR_RXD);