diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 60b6a9daff7e21cde68fb6eda800e4ca065c62aa..d95474ecb6c9d56c8cb93320708ad95f2e651a36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -978,9 +978,6 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_interrupt_masks(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	else
 		imr_reg |= AR_IMR_TXOK;
 
-	if (opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
-		imr_reg |= AR_IMR_MIB;
-
 	ENABLE_REGWRITE_BUFFER(ah);
 
 	REG_WRITE(ah, AR_IMR, imr_reg);