diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
index 133fc6dc39291f5d10c32cefda92fee7ebd685d3..20511af33f5f333258804ea5d00d5a2aa89f388f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ void ath9k_htc_beaconq_config(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv);
 void ath9k_htc_beacon_config(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 			     struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
 void ath9k_htc_beacon_reconfig(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv);
-void ath9k_htc_swba(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv);
+void ath9k_htc_swba(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
+		    struct wmi_event_swba *swba);
 
 void ath9k_htc_rxep(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		    enum htc_endpoint_id ep_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c
index 48bc28823f6f151013fcce11b8d833b278184707..2180a9da3801a5bd0816a25830c9f7a71cbce596 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_beacon.c
@@ -401,10 +401,10 @@ static void ath9k_htc_send_beacon(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&priv->beacon_lock);
 }
 
-static int ath9k_htc_choose_bslot(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
+static int ath9k_htc_choose_bslot(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
+				  struct wmi_event_swba *swba)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 tsf;
 	u32 tsftu;
 	u16 intval;
@@ -412,10 +412,7 @@ static int ath9k_htc_choose_bslot(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 
 	intval = priv->cur_beacon_conf.beacon_interval & ATH9K_BEACON_PERIOD;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
-	tsf = priv->wmi->tsf;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
-
+	tsf = be64_to_cpu(swba->tsf);
 	tsftu = TSF_TO_TU(tsf >> 32, tsf);
 	slot = ((tsftu % intval) * ATH9K_HTC_MAX_BCN_VIF) / intval;
 	slot = ATH9K_HTC_MAX_BCN_VIF - slot - 1;
@@ -427,33 +424,31 @@ static int ath9k_htc_choose_bslot(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 	return slot;
 }
 
-void ath9k_htc_swba(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
+void ath9k_htc_swba(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
+		    struct wmi_event_swba *swba)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int slot;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
-	if (priv->wmi->beacon_pending != 0) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+	if (swba->beacon_pending != 0) {
 		priv->cur_beacon_conf.bmiss_cnt++;
 		if (priv->cur_beacon_conf.bmiss_cnt > BSTUCK_THRESHOLD) {
-			ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BEACON,
+			ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
 				"Beacon stuck, HW reset\n");
-			ath9k_htc_reset(priv);
+			ieee80211_queue_work(priv->hw,
+					     &priv->fatal_work);
 		}
 		return;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 
 	if (priv->cur_beacon_conf.bmiss_cnt) {
-		ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BEACON,
+		ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
 			"Resuming beacon xmit after %u misses\n",
 			priv->cur_beacon_conf.bmiss_cnt);
 		priv->cur_beacon_conf.bmiss_cnt = 0;
 	}
 
-	slot = ath9k_htc_choose_bslot(priv);
+	slot = ath9k_htc_choose_bslot(priv, swba);
 	spin_lock_bh(&priv->beacon_lock);
 	if (priv->cur_beacon_conf.bslot[slot] == NULL) {
 		spin_unlock_bh(&priv->beacon_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_gpio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_gpio.c
index 7e630a81b4536e9f1786f6126577978b999a3d30..459ba0d36f4caab259c6be54ccbf500815d97a32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_gpio.c
@@ -436,6 +436,9 @@ void ath9k_htc_radio_disable(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/* Stop RX */
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_STOP_RECV_CMDID);
 
+	/* Clear the WMI event queue */
+	ath9k_wmi_event_drain(priv);
+
 	/*
 	 * The MIB counters have to be disabled here,
 	 * since the target doesn't do it.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index b1c68bff72a6af672960b99a2993d1fd0847d459..921d76f320165837d9d19e4c01b92f145fdae831 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -676,8 +676,6 @@ static int ath9k_init_priv(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock);
 	mutex_init(&priv->mutex);
 	mutex_init(&priv->htc_pm_lock);
-	tasklet_init(&priv->swba_tasklet, ath9k_swba_tasklet,
-		     (unsigned long)priv);
 	tasklet_init(&priv->rx_tasklet, ath9k_rx_tasklet,
 		     (unsigned long)priv);
 	tasklet_init(&priv->tx_tasklet, ath9k_tx_tasklet,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 8f38075d1240d02e32bb98a3094aa8d05a6aeaba..81dfe0782f74daeddfda884f2fdce7a1dbd7f2ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ void ath9k_htc_reset(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_DRAIN_TXQ_ALL_CMDID);
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_STOP_RECV_CMDID);
 
+	ath9k_wmi_event_drain(priv);
+
 	caldata = &priv->caldata;
 	ret = ath9k_hw_reset(ah, ah->curchan, caldata, false);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -255,6 +257,8 @@ static int ath9k_htc_set_channel(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_DRAIN_TXQ_ALL_CMDID);
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_STOP_RECV_CMDID);
 
+	ath9k_wmi_event_drain(priv);
+
 	ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_CONFIG,
 		"(%u MHz) -> (%u MHz), HT: %d, HT40: %d fastcc: %d\n",
 		priv->ah->curchan->channel,
@@ -1172,12 +1176,13 @@ static void ath9k_htc_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_DRAIN_TXQ_ALL_CMDID);
 	WMI_CMD(WMI_STOP_RECV_CMDID);
 
-	tasklet_kill(&priv->swba_tasklet);
 	tasklet_kill(&priv->rx_tasklet);
 	tasklet_kill(&priv->tx_tasklet);
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&priv->tx_queue);
 
+	ath9k_wmi_event_drain(priv);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
 
 	/* Cancel all the running timers/work .. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
index a39552b3077ba62b9859b9c9647408d718bc8c65..45784754dbc26899950d01a306465db71ee79d53 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
@@ -104,9 +104,12 @@ struct wmi *ath9k_init_wmi(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 
 	wmi->drv_priv = priv;
 	wmi->stopped = false;
+	skb_queue_head_init(&wmi->wmi_event_queue);
 	mutex_init(&wmi->op_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&wmi->multi_write_mutex);
 	init_completion(&wmi->cmd_wait);
+	tasklet_init(&wmi->wmi_event_tasklet, ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet,
+		     (unsigned long)wmi);
 
 	return wmi;
 }
@@ -122,11 +125,64 @@ void ath9k_deinit_wmi(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 	kfree(priv->wmi);
 }
 
-void ath9k_swba_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+void ath9k_wmi_event_drain(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 {
-	struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv = (struct ath9k_htc_priv *)data;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	ath9k_htc_swba(priv);
+	tasklet_kill(&priv->wmi->wmi_event_tasklet);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+	__skb_queue_purge(&priv->wmi->wmi_event_queue);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+}
+
+void ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+{
+	struct wmi *wmi = (struct wmi *)data;
+	struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv = wmi->drv_priv;
+	struct wmi_cmd_hdr *hdr;
+	void *wmi_event;
+	struct wmi_event_swba *swba;
+	struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u16 cmd_id;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
+	__be32 txrate;
+#endif
+
+	do {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+		skb = __skb_dequeue(&wmi->wmi_event_queue);
+		if (!skb) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+			return;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+
+		hdr = (struct wmi_cmd_hdr *) skb->data;
+		cmd_id = be16_to_cpu(hdr->command_id);
+		wmi_event = skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wmi_cmd_hdr));
+
+		switch (cmd_id) {
+		case WMI_SWBA_EVENTID:
+			swba = (struct wmi_event_swba *) wmi_event;
+			ath9k_htc_swba(priv, swba);
+			break;
+		case WMI_FATAL_EVENTID:
+			ieee80211_queue_work(wmi->drv_priv->hw,
+					     &wmi->drv_priv->fatal_work);
+			break;
+		case WMI_TXRATE_EVENTID:
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
+			txrate = ((struct wmi_event_txrate *)wmi_event)->txrate;
+			wmi->drv_priv->debug.txrate = be32_to_cpu(txrate);
+#endif
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	} while (1);
 }
 
 void ath9k_fatal_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -155,11 +211,6 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct wmi *wmi = (struct wmi *) priv;
 	struct wmi_cmd_hdr *hdr;
 	u16 cmd_id;
-	void *wmi_event;
-	struct wmi_event_swba *swba;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
-	__be32 txrate;
-#endif
 
 	if (unlikely(wmi->stopped))
 		goto free_skb;
@@ -168,32 +219,10 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	cmd_id = be16_to_cpu(hdr->command_id);
 
 	if (cmd_id & 0x1000) {
-		wmi_event = skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct wmi_cmd_hdr));
-		switch (cmd_id) {
-		case WMI_SWBA_EVENTID:
-			swba = (struct wmi_event_swba *) wmi_event;
-
-			spin_lock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
-			wmi->tsf = be64_to_cpu(swba->tsf);
-			wmi->beacon_pending = swba->beacon_pending;
-			spin_unlock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
-
-			tasklet_schedule(&wmi->drv_priv->swba_tasklet);
-			break;
-		case WMI_FATAL_EVENTID:
-			ieee80211_queue_work(wmi->drv_priv->hw,
-					     &wmi->drv_priv->fatal_work);
-			break;
-		case WMI_TXRATE_EVENTID:
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
-			txrate = ((struct wmi_event_txrate *)wmi_event)->txrate;
-			wmi->drv_priv->debug.txrate = be32_to_cpu(txrate);
-#endif
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-		kfree_skb(skb);
+		spin_lock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+		__skb_queue_tail(&wmi->wmi_event_queue, skb);
+		spin_unlock(&wmi->wmi_lock);
+		tasklet_schedule(&wmi->wmi_event_tasklet);
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h
index 2fa91a941a7244cad5da225070277b1d663ed92b..ff5ba2b30eccf9a03f9704552243c0a59720bea4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.h
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ struct wmi {
 	struct mutex op_mutex;
 	struct completion cmd_wait;
 	enum wmi_cmd_id last_cmd_id;
+	struct sk_buff_head wmi_event_queue;
+	struct tasklet_struct wmi_event_tasklet;
 	u16 tx_seq_id;
 	u8 *cmd_rsp_buf;
 	u32 cmd_rsp_len;
 	bool stopped;
 
-	u64 tsf;
-	u8 beacon_pending;
 	spinlock_t wmi_lock;
 
 	atomic_t mwrite_cnt;
@@ -129,8 +129,9 @@ int ath9k_wmi_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, enum wmi_cmd_id cmd_id,
 		  u8 *cmd_buf, u32 cmd_len,
 		  u8 *rsp_buf, u32 rsp_len,
 		  u32 timeout);
-void ath9k_swba_tasklet(unsigned long data);
+void ath9k_wmi_event_tasklet(unsigned long data);
 void ath9k_fatal_work(struct work_struct *work);
+void ath9k_wmi_event_drain(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv);
 
 #define WMI_CMD(_wmi_cmd)						\
 	do {								\