diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
index f4864807e15bc9fd127c439cb4770d7ff75b1c8a..6af2d738a39e33e589d70ebc46d0f9fbf3421117 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -2991,7 +2991,10 @@ static u32 ath9k_hw_ar9300_get_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	case EEP_CHAIN_MASK_REDUCE:
 		return (pBase->miscConfiguration >> 0x3) & 0x1;
 	case EEP_ANT_DIV_CTL1:
-		return eep->base_ext1.ant_div_control;
+		if (AR_SREV_9565(ah))
+			return AR9300_EEP_ANTDIV_CONTROL_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+		else
+			return eep->base_ext1.ant_div_control;
 	case EEP_ANTENNA_GAIN_5G:
 		return eep->modalHeader5G.antennaGain;
 	case EEP_ANTENNA_GAIN_2G:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.h
index 75d4fb41962f312567cd161c900b9d3578007f0d..0e5daa58a4fc14371d360bdc5aa22937902bc824 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #define AR9300_PAPRD_SCALE_2		0x70000000
 #define AR9300_PAPRD_SCALE_2_S		28
 
+#define AR9300_EEP_ANTDIV_CONTROL_DEFAULT_VALUE 0xc9
+
 /* Delta from which to start power to pdadc table */
 /* This offset is used in both open loop and closed loop power control
  * schemes. In open loop power control, it is not really needed, but for