diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index b4ac51e701237415a5b0133da41d0ede790109a9..12cdabbfb8da1f9944b737ddbea7b619804d8f8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ static inline void ath_chanctx_check_active(struct ath_softc *sc,
 #endif /* CONFIG_ATH9K_CHANNEL_CONTEXT */
 
 int ath_reset_internal(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *hchan);
-int ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc);
+void ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc);
 bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc);
 u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc);
 int ath_rx_init(struct ath_softc *sc, int nbufs);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 5d9f4d738d7417563e473c372e6a62132bc1f182..18e5e91cf7c9549c73b00f6fb60be1c0a7d0b128 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -225,15 +225,9 @@ static bool ath_complete_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool start)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	ath9k_calculate_summary_state(sc, sc->cur_chan);
-
-	if (ath_startrecv(sc) != 0) {
-		ath_err(common, "Unable to restart recv logic\n");
-		return false;
-	}
-
+	ath_startrecv(sc);
 	ath9k_cmn_update_txpow(ah, sc->curtxpow,
 			       sc->cur_chan->txpower, &sc->curtxpow);
-
 	clear_bit(ATH_OP_HW_RESET, &common->op_flags);
 
 	if (!sc->cur_chan->offchannel && start) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 2aaf233ee5d68cf7e937538c2ab3d211152f90bb..04b02b56076f195b642e3d1f300502e137d3021b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -433,14 +433,14 @@ u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 }
 
-int ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
+void ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	struct ath_rxbuf *bf, *tbf;
 
 	if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA) {
 		ath_edma_start_recv(sc);
-		return 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (list_empty(&sc->rx.rxbuf))
@@ -463,8 +463,6 @@ int ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 start_recv:
 	ath_opmode_init(sc);
 	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(ah, sc->cur_chan->offchannel);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void ath_flushrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)