diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index cb559e345b865ebb8aba346a72a6dbefe89ac3b0..a9c3f4672aa0e12736a24c8ddb4e4c280d635d29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -413,9 +413,7 @@ u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	 * mode interface or when in monitor mode. AP mode does not need this
 	 * since it receives all in-BSS frames anyway.
 	 */
-	if (((sc->sc_ah->opmode != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) &&
-	     (sc->rx.rxfilter & FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS)) ||
-	    (sc->sc_ah->is_monitoring))
+	if (sc->sc_ah->is_monitoring)
 		rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PROM;
 
 	if (sc->rx.rxfilter & FIF_CONTROL)