diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index 9d693201b0b59e5fb0ee51a298ddd0e7e10f85b6..0e4fbb3bea3310156eed28de8a6ac88466a2f744 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -760,7 +760,10 @@ bool ath9k_hw_intrpend(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		return true;
 
 	host_isr = REG_READ(ah, AR_INTR_ASYNC_CAUSE);
-	if ((host_isr & AR_INTR_MAC_IRQ) && (host_isr != AR_INTR_SPURIOUS))
+
+	if (((host_isr & AR_INTR_MAC_IRQ) ||
+	     (host_isr & AR_INTR_ASYNC_MASK_MCI)) &&
+	    (host_isr != AR_INTR_SPURIOUS))
 		return true;
 
 	host_isr = REG_READ(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_CAUSE);