diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
index efabab8d50c9f639dd41c20e193335de71b00740..99bde5f96a83e3c483dc0da0e8002ec35d8b919b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_hw.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static void ar9003_hw_configpcipowersave(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	 * Configire PCIE after Ini init. SERDES values now come from ini file
 	 * This enables PCIe low power mode.
 	 */
-	if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
+	if (ah->config.pcieSerDesWrite) {
 		unsigned int i;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ah->iniPcieSerdesLowPower.ia_rows; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 3ee7d4e0499f80ceeffc76ed9724bd9113db6514..e9764dc43121729523b302f7594a1b6ba38d441c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_config(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		ah->config.ht_enable = 0;
 
 	ah->config.rx_intr_mitigation = true;
+	ah->config.pcieSerDesWrite = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * We need this for PCI devices only (Cardbus, PCI, miniPCI)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 6c6d47b0ed1b3c9d84ef529f2baea8cd6392122d..e9578a4c912f510b713f4e6248dbbfd7eb06ca97 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ struct ath9k_ops_config {
 	int ack_6mb;
 	u32 cwm_ignore_extcca;
 	u8 pcie_powersave_enable;
+	bool pcieSerDesWrite;
 	u8 pcie_clock_req;
 	u32 pcie_waen;
 	u8 analog_shiftreg;