diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
index 39f03ce5a5b1cf50bfde4ec291438bc828a2dc22..e00b8060aff7512228ef4de873a70f41a3e8219a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -591,6 +591,12 @@ int mwifiex_init_fw(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 				return -1;
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (adapter->if_ops.init_fw_port) {
+		if (adapter->if_ops.init_fw_port(adapter))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
 		if (adapter->priv[i]) {
 			ret = mwifiex_sta_init_cmd(adapter->priv[i], first_sta);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index d717c9859fb9b2a529ef32d824e4f780942c32b0..ef02a5bf57b1ad984ee7c2cfcbe758277aeb98b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ struct mwifiex_if_ops {
 	int (*cmdrsp_complete) (struct mwifiex_adapter *, struct sk_buff *);
 	int (*event_complete) (struct mwifiex_adapter *, struct sk_buff *);
 	int (*data_complete) (struct mwifiex_adapter *, struct sk_buff *);
+	int (*init_fw_port) (struct mwifiex_adapter *);
 	int (*dnld_fw) (struct mwifiex_adapter *, struct mwifiex_fw_image *);
 	void (*card_reset) (struct mwifiex_adapter *);
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
index e4c2cfdd049c72049f168de2ad1fd63119857019..191c6825a6b6b2be559f03b0e5ad34357db70a28 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -966,8 +966,23 @@ mwifiex_pcie_send_boot_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * This function downloads commands to the device
+/* This function init rx port in firmware which in turn enables to receive data
+ * from device before transmitting any packet.
+ */
+static int mwifiex_pcie_init_fw_port(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct pcie_service_card *card = adapter->card;
+
+	/* Write the RX ring read pointer in to REG_RXBD_RDPTR */
+	if (mwifiex_write_reg(adapter, REG_RXBD_RDPTR, card->rxbd_rdptr | 0)) {
+		dev_err(adapter->dev,
+			"RECV DATA: failed to write REG_RXBD_RDPTR\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function downloads commands to the device
  */
 static int
 mwifiex_pcie_send_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -1899,6 +1914,7 @@ static struct mwifiex_if_ops pcie_ops = {
 	.event_complete =		mwifiex_pcie_event_complete,
 	.update_mp_end_port =		NULL,
 	.cleanup_mpa_buf =		NULL,
+	.init_fw_port =			mwifiex_pcie_init_fw_port,
 };
 
 /*