diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index cf0128e6869e749f1bbf0e5998f12a62f52e39a4..88654e384ae29410f1f05f2a01bd6cc250585879 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1189,9 +1189,12 @@ static void ath9k_hw_set_operating_mode(struct ath_hw *ah, int opmode)
 
 	switch (opmode) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		set |= AR_STA_ID1_ADHOC;
-		REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_CFG, AR_CFG_AP_ADHOC_INDICATION);
-		break;
+		if (!AR_SREV_9340_13(ah)) {
+			set |= AR_STA_ID1_ADHOC;
+			REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_CFG, AR_CFG_AP_ADHOC_INDICATION);
+			break;
+		}
+		/* fall through */
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 		set |= AR_STA_ID1_STA_AP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
index a1499700bcf26d243fd159f0d6d918b459c8239f..95fdf93c2b7c72998545a9b262d6a8314f2c6187 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/reg.h
@@ -903,6 +903,10 @@
 #define AR_SREV_9340(_ah) \
 	(((_ah)->hw_version.macVersion == AR_SREV_VERSION_9340))
 
+#define AR_SREV_9340_13(_ah) \
+	(AR_SREV_9340((_ah)) && \
+	 ((_ah)->hw_version.macRev == AR_SREV_REVISION_9340_13))
+
 #define AR_SREV_9340_13_OR_LATER(_ah) \
 	(AR_SREV_9340((_ah)) && \
 	 ((_ah)->hw_version.macRev >= AR_SREV_REVISION_9340_13))