diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 381fbe1d48947bb9be7e3bdad02b48d04f89d790..02eff2a8a280254533e235b6992489dc0bb73b32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 
 #include "hw.h"
@@ -1855,10 +1856,12 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 		   struct ath9k_hw_cal_data *caldata, bool fastcc)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+	struct timespec ts;
 	u32 saveLedState;
 	u32 saveDefAntenna;
 	u32 macStaId1;
 	u64 tsf = 0;
+	s64 usec = 0;
 	int r;
 	bool start_mci_reset = false;
 	bool save_fullsleep = ah->chip_fullsleep;
@@ -1901,10 +1904,10 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 
 	macStaId1 = REG_READ(ah, AR_STA_ID1) & AR_STA_ID1_BASE_RATE_11B;
 
-	/* For chips on which RTC reset is done, save TSF before it gets cleared */
-	if (AR_SREV_9100(ah) ||
-	    (AR_SREV_9280(ah) && ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_OL_PWRCTRL)))
-		tsf = ath9k_hw_gettsf64(ah);
+	/* Save TSF before chip reset, a cold reset clears it */
+	tsf = ath9k_hw_gettsf64(ah);
+	getrawmonotonic(&ts);
+	usec = ts.tv_sec * 1000 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000;
 
 	saveLedState = REG_READ(ah, AR_CFG_LED) &
 		(AR_CFG_LED_ASSOC_CTL | AR_CFG_LED_MODE_SEL |
@@ -1937,8 +1940,9 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 	}
 
 	/* Restore TSF */
-	if (tsf)
-		ath9k_hw_settsf64(ah, tsf);
+	getrawmonotonic(&ts);
+	usec = ts.tv_sec * 1000 + ts.tv_nsec / 1000 - usec;
+	ath9k_hw_settsf64(ah, tsf + usec);
 
 	if (AR_SREV_9280_20_OR_LATER(ah))
 		REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_GPIO_INPUT_EN_VAL, AR_GPIO_JTAG_DISABLE);