diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_hw.c
index 70a18d14db19cb1d8b717c2d080a29956a79df83..b54ab78fb092231f16dc8f33039bad8f6f1f0435 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_hw.c
@@ -308,9 +308,6 @@ static void ar9002_hw_configpcipowersave(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	u8 i;
 	u32 val;
 
-	if (ah->is_pciexpress != true || ah->aspm_enabled != true)
-		return;
-
 	/* Nothing to do on restore for 11N */
 	if (!power_off /* !restore */) {
 		if (AR_SREV_9280_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
index e3d58bdb521527a136f6aca6d764d721b335f5a6..9cf5d13529c2d7813ff31daa1fb0cdb2e51d9fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
@@ -518,9 +518,6 @@ static void ar9003_hw_init_mode_gain_regs(struct ath_hw *ah)
 static void ar9003_hw_configpcipowersave(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					 bool power_off)
 {
-	if (ah->is_pciexpress != true || ah->aspm_enabled != true)
-		return;
-
 	/* Nothing to do on restore for 11N */
 	if (!power_off /* !restore */) {
 		/* set bit 19 to allow forcing of pcie core into L1 state */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw-ops.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw-ops.h
index 8c123857c9d700933c1e96d4f0e1b6ef96658247..dd9003ee123bfbe6701eedd519cdb749c643960a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw-ops.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw-ops.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 static inline void ath9k_hw_configpcipowersave(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					       bool power_off)
 {
+	if (ah->aspm_enabled != true)
+		return;
+
 	ath9k_hw_ops(ah)->config_pci_powersave(ah, power_off);
 }