diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 72e2ec67768da8440d74699bb416c11b17253742..b7fe0af4cb2400ac7e98b58ec426dd963249671d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1449,14 +1449,14 @@ static int ath6kl_cfg80211_get_txpower(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (test_bit(CONNECTED, &vif->flags)) {
-		ar->tx_pwr = 0;
+		ar->tx_pwr = 255;
 
 		if (ath6kl_wmi_get_tx_pwr_cmd(ar->wmi, vif->fw_vif_idx) != 0) {
 			ath6kl_err("ath6kl_wmi_get_tx_pwr_cmd failed\n");
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
-		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(ar->event_wq, ar->tx_pwr != 0,
+		wait_event_interruptible_timeout(ar->event_wq, ar->tx_pwr != 255,
 						 5 * HZ);
 
 		if (signal_pending(current)) {