diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 7705da1..0868800 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
 #define SC_OP_WAIT_FOR_PSPOLL_DATA BIT(17)
 #define SC_OP_WAIT_FOR_TX_ACK   BIT(18)
 #define SC_OP_BEACON_SYNC       BIT(19)
+#define SC_OP_BTCOEX_ENABLED    BIT(20)
 
 struct ath_bus_ops {
 	void		(*read_cachesize)(struct ath_softc *sc, int *csz);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 4f3d5ea..d81e826 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -4073,7 +4073,7 @@
 /*  Bluetooth Coexistence  */
 /***************************/
 
-void ath9k_hw_btcoex_enable(struct ath_hw *ah)
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	/* connect bt_active to baseband */
 	REG_CLR_BIT(ah, AR_GPIO_INPUT_EN_VAL,
@@ -4090,8 +4090,23 @@
 
 	/* Configure the desired gpio port for input */
 	ath9k_hw_cfg_gpio_input(ah, ah->btactive_gpio);
+}
 
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_enable(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
 	/* Configure the desired GPIO port for TX_FRAME output */
 	ath9k_hw_cfg_output(ah, ah->wlanactive_gpio,
 			    AR_GPIO_OUTPUT_MUX_AS_TX_FRAME);
+
+	ah->ah_sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_BTCOEX_ENABLED;
+}
+
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_disable(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	ath9k_hw_set_gpio(ah, ah->wlanactive_gpio, 0);
+
+	ath9k_hw_cfg_output(ah, ah->wlanactive_gpio,
+			AR_GPIO_OUTPUT_MUX_AS_OUTPUT);
+
+	ah->ah_sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_BTCOEX_ENABLED;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index b24150a..e634cb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@
 bool ath9k_hw_getisr(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int *masked);
 enum ath9k_int ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int ints);
 
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_btcoex_enable(struct ath_hw *ah);
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_disable(struct ath_hw *ah);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index eb8d673..878d3be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1509,8 +1509,8 @@
 			ARRAY_SIZE(ath9k_5ghz_chantable);
 	}
 
-	if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_COEX)
-		ath9k_hw_btcoex_enable(sc->sc_ah);
+	if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_COEX)
+		ath9k_hw_btcoex_init(ah);
 
 	return 0;
 bad2:
@@ -1992,6 +1992,10 @@
 
 	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work, 0);
 
+	if ((sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_BT_COEX) &&
+	    !(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_BTCOEX_ENABLED))
+		ath9k_hw_btcoex_enable(sc->sc_ah);
+
 mutex_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&sc->mutex);
 
@@ -2138,6 +2142,9 @@
 
 	wiphy_rfkill_stop_polling(sc->hw->wiphy);
 
+	if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_BTCOEX_ENABLED)
+		ath9k_hw_btcoex_disable(sc->sc_ah);
+
 	/* disable HAL and put h/w to sleep */
 	ath9k_hw_disable(sc->sc_ah);
 	ath9k_hw_configpcipowersave(sc->sc_ah, 1);