diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 1dd8768c63dc987cff683ee14ed2c1add98aa16a..3295c638f7e3e3f00071d7552e4bc607757598b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -258,9 +258,11 @@ int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (!(sc->sc_flags & (SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL | SC_OP_SCANNING))) {
 		ath_start_ani(common);
 		ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work, 0);
-		ath_beacon_config(sc, NULL);
 	}
 
+	if (!(sc->sc_flags & (SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL)))
+		ath_beacon_config(sc, NULL);
+
  ps_restore:
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 	return r;
@@ -957,7 +959,7 @@ int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
 
 	ath_update_txpow(sc);
 
-	if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_BEACONS)
+	if ((sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_BEACONS) || !(sc->sc_flags & (SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL)))
 		ath_beacon_config(sc, NULL);	/* restart beacons */
 
 	ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah, ah->imask);