diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
index 5d92be47c5a5cd2a2d0db060051412eeb8d65e32..79b0e28747314a0facb6f973e52bf8aa0678efc3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -1817,6 +1817,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_ar9300_set_txpower(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					u8 twiceMaxRegulatoryPower,
 					u8 powerLimit)
 {
+	ah->txpower_limit = powerLimit;
 	ar9003_hw_set_target_power_eeprom(ah, chan->channel);
 	ar9003_hw_calibration_apply(ah, chan->channel);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
index 7d111fbf8bc54175de243a1dd383c0eabd6e3ec2..37ba37481a47eea72df41a631e3b6252423b334e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ static void ar9003_hw_set11n_txdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, void *ds,
 {
 	struct ar9003_txc *ads = (struct ar9003_txc *) ds;
 
+	if (txpower > ah->txpower_limit)
+		txpower = ah->txpower_limit;
+
 	txpower += ah->txpower_indexoffset;
 	if (txpower > 63)
 		txpower = 63;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index bc682da28b2ad10aee81a2887de54b8566ec5049..77245dff599358e5070c92293df0dc97d2f1bd1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ struct ath_hw {
 	u32 *addac5416_21;
 	u32 *bank6Temp;
 
+	u8 txpower_limit;
 	int16_t txpower_indexoffset;
 	int coverage_class;
 	u32 beacon_interval;