diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 0743a47cef8f3c96b18b8a5bfa09fdd380cccc47..62f1b7636c9246c1d7a77b7c7bf28f8db2f17a6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static int ath9k_htc_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		mutex_lock(&priv->htc_pm_lock);
 
 		priv->ps_idle = !!(conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE);
-		if (priv->ps_idle)
+		if (!priv->ps_idle)
 			chip_reset = true;
 
 		mutex_unlock(&priv->htc_pm_lock);