diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index dfe6a4707fd2..77c2c16b6961 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ void ath9k_set_beacon(struct ath_softc *sc);
 #define ATH_LONG_CALINTERVAL_INT  1000    /* 1000 ms */
 #define ATH_LONG_CALINTERVAL      30000   /* 30 seconds */
 #define ATH_RESTART_CALINTERVAL   1200000 /* 20 minutes */
+#define ATH_ANI_MAX_SKIP_COUNT  10
 
 #define ATH_PAPRD_TIMEOUT	100 /* msecs */
 #define ATH_PLL_WORK_INTERVAL   100
@@ -642,6 +643,7 @@ enum sc_op_flags {
 #define PS_WAIT_FOR_PSPOLL_DATA   BIT(2)
 #define PS_WAIT_FOR_TX_ACK        BIT(3)
 #define PS_BEACON_SYNC            BIT(4)
+#define PS_WAIT_FOR_ANI           BIT(5)
 
 struct ath_rate_table;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index dbc1b7a4cbfd..1d4f5f1fdd8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ struct ath_hw {
 	int coarse_low[5];
 	int firpwr[5];
 	enum ath9k_ani_cmd ani_function;
+	u32 ani_skip_count;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT
 	struct ath_btcoex_hw btcoex_hw;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
index 7b88b9c39ccd..223b9693527e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
@@ -350,8 +350,18 @@ void ath_ani_calibrate(unsigned long data)
 		ATH_AP_SHORT_CALINTERVAL : ATH_STA_SHORT_CALINTERVAL;
 
 	/* Only calibrate if awake */
-	if (sc->sc_ah->power_mode != ATH9K_PM_AWAKE)
+	if (sc->sc_ah->power_mode != ATH9K_PM_AWAKE) {
+		if (++ah->ani_skip_count >= ATH_ANI_MAX_SKIP_COUNT) {
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
+			sc->ps_flags |= PS_WAIT_FOR_ANI;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
+		}
 		goto set_timer;
+	}
+	ah->ani_skip_count = 0;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
+	sc->ps_flags &= ~PS_WAIT_FOR_ANI;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
 
 	ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index dd45edfa6bae..2da62be081f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ void ath9k_ps_restore(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		   !(sc->ps_flags & (PS_WAIT_FOR_BEACON |
 				     PS_WAIT_FOR_CAB |
 				     PS_WAIT_FOR_PSPOLL_DATA |
-				     PS_WAIT_FOR_TX_ACK))) {
+				     PS_WAIT_FOR_TX_ACK |
+				     PS_WAIT_FOR_ANI))) {
 		mode = ATH9K_PM_NETWORK_SLEEP;
 		if (ath9k_hw_btcoex_is_enabled(sc->sc_ah))
 			ath9k_btcoex_stop_gen_timer(sc);