diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index dbf8f495964217e1b5799fb165155ff3c88b4894..da32c8faad94f1b58f2157c046e5db1bdb04f6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@ static int read_file_reset(struct seq_file *file, void *data)
 		[RESET_TYPE_BEACON_STUCK] = "Stuck Beacon",
 		[RESET_TYPE_MCI] = "MCI Reset",
 		[RESET_TYPE_CALIBRATION] = "Calibration error",
+		[RESET_TX_DMA_ERROR] = "Tx DMA stop error",
+		[RESET_RX_DMA_ERROR] = "Rx DMA stop error",
 	};
 	int i;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
index a8e9319958e6eca7a645610c24c6b46adc142f3b..cd68c5f0e751a57ed6341e56d710234f92b0f5db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ enum ath_reset_type {
 	RESET_TYPE_BEACON_STUCK,
 	RESET_TYPE_MCI,
 	RESET_TYPE_CALIBRATION,
+	RESET_TX_DMA_ERROR,
+	RESET_RX_DMA_ERROR,
 	__RESET_TYPE_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 6c75fb1ab77d45ba8b6dab67a7fe6bb3b1f3dc98..d3189daf99965e6059d1ce407c99600a822ed69f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -491,10 +491,9 @@ bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 	if (!(ah->ah_flags & AH_UNPLUGGED) &&
 	    unlikely(!stopped)) {
-		ath_err(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah),
-			"Could not stop RX, we could be "
-			"confusing the DMA engine when we start RX up\n");
-		ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(!stopped);
+		ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah), RESET,
+			"Failed to stop Rx DMA\n");
+		RESET_STAT_INC(sc, RESET_RX_DMA_ERROR);
 	}
 	return stopped && !reset;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 3ad79bb4f2c21c94b6c41c526a7e033e0937ed77..2c627f1233da6514b365ea923c84a1f36552965c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1883,8 +1883,11 @@ bool ath_drain_all_txq(struct ath_softc *sc)
 			npend |= BIT(i);
 	}
 
-	if (npend)
-		ath_err(common, "Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x%03x!\n", npend);
+	if (npend) {
+		RESET_STAT_INC(sc, RESET_TX_DMA_ERROR);
+		ath_dbg(common, RESET,
+			"Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x%03x!\n", npend);
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES; i++) {
 		if (!ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, i))