--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static bool ath_prepare_reset(struct ath
+ {
+ struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
+ struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+- bool ret;
++ bool ret = true;
+
+ ieee80211_stop_queues(sc->hw);
+
+@@ -246,11 +246,12 @@ static bool ath_prepare_reset(struct ath
+ ath9k_debug_samp_bb_mac(sc);
+ ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(ah);
+
+- ret = ath_drain_all_txq(sc, retry_tx);
+-
+ if (!ath_stoprecv(sc))
+ ret = false;
+
++ if (!ath_drain_all_txq(sc, retry_tx))
++ ret = false;
++
+ if (!flush) {
+ if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA)
+ ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 1, true);