diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 28076086f63..66566ef3b8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -795,12 +795,16 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_pll(struct ath_hw *ah,
 static void ath9k_hw_init_interrupt_masks(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					  enum nl80211_iftype opmode)
 {
+	u32 sync_default = AR_INTR_SYNC_DEFAULT;
 	u32 imr_reg = AR_IMR_TXERR |
 		AR_IMR_TXURN |
 		AR_IMR_RXERR |
 		AR_IMR_RXORN |
 		AR_IMR_BCNMISC;
 
+	if (AR_SREV_9340(ah))
+		sync_default &= ~AR_INTR_SYNC_HOST1_FATAL;
+
 	if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
 		imr_reg |= AR_IMR_RXOK_HP;
 		if (ah->config.rx_intr_mitigation)
@@ -831,7 +835,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_interrupt_masks(struct ath_hw *ah,
 
 	if (!AR_SREV_9100(ah)) {
 		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_CAUSE, 0xFFFFFFFF);
-		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_ENABLE, AR_INTR_SYNC_DEFAULT);
+		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_ENABLE, sync_default);
 		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_MASK, 0);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index 6f431cbff38..d86b8393b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -793,10 +793,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts);
 void ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+	u32 sync_default = AR_INTR_SYNC_DEFAULT;
 
 	if (!(ah->imask & ATH9K_INT_GLOBAL))
 		return;
 
+	if (AR_SREV_9340(ah))
+		sync_default &= ~AR_INTR_SYNC_HOST1_FATAL;
+
 	ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_INTERRUPT, "enable IER\n");
 	REG_WRITE(ah, AR_IER, AR_IER_ENABLE);
 	if (!AR_SREV_9100(ah)) {
@@ -805,10 +809,8 @@ void ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_ASYNC_MASK, AR_INTR_MAC_IRQ);
 
 
-		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_ENABLE,
-			  AR_INTR_SYNC_DEFAULT);
-		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_MASK,
-			  AR_INTR_SYNC_DEFAULT);
+		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_ENABLE, sync_default);
+		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_MASK, sync_default);
 	}
 	ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_INTERRUPT, "AR_IMR 0x%x IER 0x%x\n",
 		REG_READ(ah, AR_IMR), REG_READ(ah, AR_IER));