diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 9dd72d8c78ec0cd3a76e0faddf72c211f5754865..33816091b4396bda949ee0f8a153f8e34867637b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1782,6 +1782,11 @@ static int ath9k_sta_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	struct ieee80211_key_conf ps_key = { };
 
 	ath_node_attach(sc, sta);
+
+	if (vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	    vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN)
+		return 0;
+
 	an->ps_key = ath_key_config(common, vif, sta, &ps_key);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 947d5b3b6e05eeed05ee824087e93b4345fa6ff4..41469d7a2cda0700daf3fd98634364dd46735563 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1845,6 +1845,7 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = info->control.sta;
+	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_txq *txq = txctl->txq;
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
@@ -1882,6 +1883,11 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		memmove(skb->data, skb->data + padsize, padpos);
 	}
 
+	if ((vif && vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	            vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) ||
+	    !ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
+		info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT;
+
 	setup_frame_info(hw, skb, frmlen);
 
 	/*