diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
index c914f5213c61547b2af354f23065df6c3cf4bcbf..dd78ad13ea030db6b03623b0acdaaad0db4c3014 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct ath_bus_ops {
 	void (*read_cachesize)(struct ath_common *common, int *csz);
 	bool (*eeprom_read)(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data);
 	void (*bt_coex_prep)(struct ath_common *common);
+	void (*extn_synch_en)(struct ath_common *common);
 };
 
 struct ath_common {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 66b4a2acafdaafae85a381fab345c0f5aa450655..49da1849c7feb510ff15d56bd616dba2b615e3fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1971,6 +1971,11 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 
 
+	if (AR_SREV_9485_10(ah)) {
+		pCap->pcie_lcr_extsync_en = true;
+		pCap->pcie_lcr_offset = 0x80;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 0649ae6b33ddf55ec6341cc4226a0693db9d9adf..76ae3296e3fcfe6d96c16e628fc900b0fdf61b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ struct ath9k_hw_capabilities {
 	u8 rx_status_len;
 	u8 tx_desc_len;
 	u8 txs_len;
+	u16 pcie_lcr_offset;
+	bool pcie_lcr_extsync_en;
 };
 
 struct ath9k_ops_config {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index a59cfce3335ab7f82200d0832740b95a78a6ebe1..3e0c8a1874b49a585744c0a8952d1437af9829c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,9 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, 55);
 
+	if (ah->caps.pcie_lcr_extsync_en && common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en)
+		common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en(common);
+
 mutex_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index 71339dab0860f08b3a4a380ca45ee54245280d57..38d2221241b8487d038f215998d3ac054a782b4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -103,11 +103,23 @@ static void ath_pci_bt_coex_prep(struct ath_common *common)
 	pci_write_config_byte(pdev, ATH_PCIE_CAP_LINK_CTRL, aspm);
 }
 
+static void ath_pci_extn_synch_enable(struct ath_common *common)
+{
+	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *) common->priv;
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(sc->dev);
+	u8 lnkctl;
+
+	pci_read_config_byte(pdev, sc->sc_ah->caps.pcie_lcr_offset, &lnkctl);
+	lnkctl |= PCI_EXP_LNKCTL_ES;
+	pci_write_config_byte(pdev, sc->sc_ah->caps.pcie_lcr_offset, lnkctl);
+}
+
 static const struct ath_bus_ops ath_pci_bus_ops = {
 	.ath_bus_type = ATH_PCI,
 	.read_cachesize = ath_pci_read_cachesize,
 	.eeprom_read = ath_pci_eeprom_read,
 	.bt_coex_prep = ath_pci_bt_coex_prep,
+	.extn_synch_en = ath_pci_extn_synch_enable,
 };
 
 static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)