diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 1afb8bb..9f01e50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@
 	else
 		ah->config.ht_enable = 0;
 
+	/* PAPRD needs some more work to be enabled */
+	ah->config.paprd_disable = 1;
+
 	ah->config.rx_intr_mitigation = true;
 	ah->config.pcieSerDesWrite = true;
 
@@ -1933,7 +1936,8 @@
 		pCap->rx_status_len = sizeof(struct ar9003_rxs);
 		pCap->tx_desc_len = sizeof(struct ar9003_txc);
 		pCap->txs_len = sizeof(struct ar9003_txs);
-		if (ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_PAPRD))
+		if (!ah->config.paprd_disable &&
+		    ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_PAPRD))
 			pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD;
 	} else {
 		pCap->tx_desc_len = sizeof(struct ath_desc);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 5a3dfec..ea9fde6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
 	u32 pcie_waen;
 	u8 analog_shiftreg;
 	u8 ht_enable;
+	u8 paprd_disable;
 	u32 ofdm_trig_low;
 	u32 ofdm_trig_high;
 	u32 cck_trig_high;