diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
index 10de1322e702..241febcd7f7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/init.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,12 @@ static int ath6kl_init_upload(struct ath6kl *ar)
 	    ar->version.target_ver == AR6003_HW_2_1_1_VERSION) {
 		ath6kl_err("temporary war to avoid sdio crc error\n");
 
+		param = 0x28;
+		address = GPIO_BASE_ADDRESS + GPIO_PIN9_ADDRESS;
+		status = ath6kl_bmi_reg_write(ar, address, param);
+		if (status)
+			return status;
+
 		param = 0x20;
 
 		address = GPIO_BASE_ADDRESS + GPIO_PIN10_ADDRESS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/target.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/target.h
index 78e0ef4567a5..a98c12ba70c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/target.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/target.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define LPO_CAL_ENABLE_S		20
 #define LPO_CAL_ENABLE			0x00100000
 
+#define GPIO_PIN9_ADDRESS		0x0000004c
 #define GPIO_PIN10_ADDRESS		0x00000050
 #define GPIO_PIN11_ADDRESS		0x00000054
 #define GPIO_PIN12_ADDRESS		0x00000058