diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index c04a940550bdfd170347582efb402adc11f1937e..87fabf84e6fb57b7e9053a17bb252b1f468e0589 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ bool ath_stoprecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		sc->rx.rxlink = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
+	ATH_DBG_WARN(!stopped, "Could not stop RX, we could be "
+		     "confusing the DMA engine when we start RX up\n");
 	return stopped;
 }