diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index d41e6cfd24b1f..cff070d7a325c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -512,16 +512,13 @@ irqreturn_t ath_isr(int irq, void *dev)
 	if (!ah || test_bit(ATH_OP_INVALID, &common->op_flags))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	/* shared irq, not for us */
+	if (!AR_SREV_9100(ah) && test_bit(ATH_OP_HW_RESET, &common->op_flags))
+		return IRQ_NONE;
 
+	/* shared irq, not for us */
 	if (!ath9k_hw_intrpend(ah))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	if (test_bit(ATH_OP_HW_RESET, &common->op_flags)) {
-		ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(ah);
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Figure out the reason(s) for the interrupt.  Note
 	 * that the hal returns a pseudo-ISR that may include
@@ -532,6 +529,9 @@ irqreturn_t ath_isr(int irq, void *dev)
 	ath9k_debug_sync_cause(sc, sync_cause);
 	status &= ah->imask;	/* discard unasked-for bits */
 
+	if (AR_SREV_9100(ah) && test_bit(ATH_OP_HW_RESET, &common->op_flags))
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
+
 	/*
 	 * If there are no status bits set, then this interrupt was not
 	 * for me (should have been caught above).
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *hchan)
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	int r;
 
+	ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(sc->sc_ah);
 	set_bit(ATH_OP_HW_RESET, &common->op_flags);
 
 	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
@@ -633,6 +634,7 @@ void ath9k_queue_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, enum ath_reset_type type)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS
 	RESET_STAT_INC(sc, type);
 #endif
+	ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(sc->sc_ah);
 	set_bit(ATH_OP_HW_RESET, &common->op_flags);
 	ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
 }