--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -1368,10 +1368,16 @@ static bool ath9k_hw_set_reset_reg(struc
+ static bool ath9k_hw_chip_reset(struct ath_hw *ah,
+ struct ath9k_channel *chan)
+ {
+- if (AR_SREV_9280(ah) && ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_OL_PWRCTRL)) {
+- if (!ath9k_hw_set_reset_reg(ah, ATH9K_RESET_POWER_ON))
+- return false;
+- } else if (!ath9k_hw_set_reset_reg(ah, ATH9K_RESET_WARM))
++ int reset_type = ATH9K_RESET_WARM;
++
++ if (AR_SREV_9280(ah)) {
++ if (ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_OL_PWRCTRL))
++ reset_type = ATH9K_RESET_POWER_ON;
++ else
++ reset_type = ATH9K_RESET_COLD;
++ }
++
++ if (!ath9k_hw_set_reset_reg(ah, reset_type))
+ return false;
+
+ if (!ath9k_hw_setpower(ah, ATH9K_PM_AWAKE))