diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
index f794828c08e2376607eda282965ff003a45d1022..2cdf82bdb11d112424f930cb523412fc01bbd254 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -3613,6 +3613,7 @@ static void ar9003_hw_ant_ctrl_apply(struct ath_hw *ah, bool is2ghz)
 		value = ar9003_switch_com_spdt_get(ah, is2ghz);
 		REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_PHY_GLB_CONTROL,
 				AR_SWITCH_TABLE_COM_SPDT_ALL, value);
+		REG_SET_BIT(ah, AR_PHY_GLB_CONTROL, AR_BTCOEX_CTRL_SPDT_ENABLE);
 	}
 
 	value = ar9003_hw_ant_ctrl_common_2_get(ah, is2ghz);