1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 4b51ed47fe6..fde978665e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,9 @@ bool ath9k_hw_setpower(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_power_mode mode)
          * simply keep the ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE() but make
          * ath9k_hw_setpower() return type void.
          */
-        ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(!status);
+
+        if (!(ah->ah_flags & AH_UNPLUGGED))
+                ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(!status);
 
         return status;
 }