diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
index c5bf8a2ef5cd14d82b1cbf77622b5722764b0d25..8e9afb3b3a56cbc900c217f77867b64abebc8bed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
 #include <linux/version.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/hardirq.h>
 #include <linux/if.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
@@ -1249,6 +1251,7 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 
 	txq->link = &ds->ds_link;
 	ath5k_hw_tx_start(ah, txq->qnum);
+	mmiowb();
 	spin_unlock_bh(&txq->lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1583,7 +1586,6 @@ ath5k_rx_stop(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 	ath5k_hw_stop_pcu_recv(ah);	/* disable PCU */
 	ath5k_hw_set_rx_filter(ah, 0);	/* clear recv filter */
 	ath5k_hw_stop_rx_dma(ah);	/* disable DMA engine */
-	mdelay(3);			/* 3ms is long enough for 1 frame */
 
 	ath5k_debug_printrxbuffs(sc, ah);
 
@@ -2258,6 +2260,7 @@ ath5k_init(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 
 	ret = 0;
 done:
+	mmiowb();
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2290,6 +2293,7 @@ ath5k_stop_locked(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 	if (!test_bit(ATH_STAT_INVALID, sc->status)) {
 		ath5k_led_off(sc);
 		ath5k_hw_set_intr(ah, 0);
+		synchronize_irq(sc->pdev->irq);
 	}
 	ath5k_txq_cleanup(sc);
 	if (!test_bit(ATH_STAT_INVALID, sc->status)) {
@@ -2339,6 +2343,7 @@ ath5k_stop_hw(struct ath5k_softc *sc)
 		}
 	}
 	ath5k_txbuf_free(sc, sc->bbuf);
+	mmiowb();
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->lock);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&sc->calib_tim);
@@ -2804,6 +2809,7 @@ ath5k_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 		/* XXX: assoc id is set to 0 for now, mac80211 doesn't have
 		 * a clean way of letting us retrieve this yet. */
 		ath5k_hw_set_associd(ah, ah->ah_bssid, 0);
+		mmiowb();
 	}
 
 	if (conf->changed & IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON &&
@@ -2992,6 +2998,7 @@ ath5k_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 	}
 
 unlock:
+	mmiowb();
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3065,8 +3072,10 @@ ath5k_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ret = ath5k_beacon_setup(sc, sc->bbuf);
 	if (ret)
 		sc->bbuf->skb = NULL;
-	else
+	else {
 		ath5k_beacon_config(sc);
+		mmiowb();
+	}
 
 end:
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c
index c6d12c53bda42b2d78b711599eec30ff41142b21..7ca87a55731253ac4b0a139c9334593e99941f17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/hw.c
@@ -1440,6 +1440,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_stop_tx_dma(struct ath5k_hw *ah, unsigned int queue)
 
 		/* Stop queue */
 		ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, tx_queue, AR5K_CR);
+		ath5k_hw_reg_read(ah, AR5K_CR);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Schedule TX disable and wait until queue is empty
@@ -1456,6 +1457,8 @@ int ath5k_hw_stop_tx_dma(struct ath5k_hw *ah, unsigned int queue)
 
 		/* Clear register */
 		ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, 0, AR5K_QCU_TXD);
+		if (pending)
+			return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
 	/* TODO: Check for success else return error */
@@ -1716,6 +1719,7 @@ enum ath5k_int ath5k_hw_set_intr(struct ath5k_hw *ah, enum ath5k_int new_mask)
 
 	/* ..re-enable interrupts */
 	ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, AR5K_IER_ENABLE, AR5K_IER);
+	ath5k_hw_reg_read(ah, AR5K_IER);
 
 	return old_mask;
 }