--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+@@ -1056,9 +1056,11 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_
+ goto mutex_unlock;
+ }
+
+- ath9k_hw_cfg_output(ah, ah->led_pin,
+- AR_GPIO_OUTPUT_MUX_AS_OUTPUT);
+- ath9k_hw_set_gpio(ah, ah->led_pin, 0);
++ if (ah->led_pin >= 0) {
++ ath9k_hw_cfg_output(ah, ah->led_pin,
++ AR_GPIO_OUTPUT_MUX_AS_OUTPUT);
++ ath9k_hw_set_gpio(ah, ah->led_pin, 0);
++ }
+
+ /*
+ * Reset key cache to sane defaults (all entries cleared) instead of
+@@ -1209,8 +1211,10 @@ static void ath9k_stop(struct ieee80211_
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
+
+- ath9k_hw_set_gpio(ah, ah->led_pin, 1);
+- ath9k_hw_cfg_gpio_input(ah, ah->led_pin);
++ if (ah->led_pin >= 0) {
++ ath9k_hw_set_gpio(ah, ah->led_pin, 1);
++ ath9k_hw_cfg_gpio_input(ah, ah->led_pin);
++ }
+
+ ath_prepare_reset(sc, false, true);
+