}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_intrpend);
 
-void ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah)
+void ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
-       if (!(ah->imask & ATH9K_INT_GLOBAL))
-               atomic_set(&ah->intr_ref_cnt, -1);
-       else
-               atomic_dec(&ah->intr_ref_cnt);
-
        ath_dbg(common, INTERRUPT, "disable IER\n");
        REG_WRITE(ah, AR_IER, AR_IER_DISABLE);
        (void) REG_READ(ah, AR_IER);
                (void) REG_READ(ah, AR_INTR_SYNC_ENABLE);
        }
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts);
+
+void ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+       if (!(ah->imask & ATH9K_INT_GLOBAL))
+               atomic_set(&ah->intr_ref_cnt, -1);
+       else
+               atomic_dec(&ah->intr_ref_cnt);
+
+       ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(ah);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts);
 
 void ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 void ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_disable_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah);
+void ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(struct ath_hw *ah);
 
 void ar9002_hw_attach_mac_ops(struct ath_hw *ah);
 
 
        if (!ath9k_hw_intrpend(ah))
                return IRQ_NONE;
 
-       if(test_bit(SC_OP_HW_RESET, &sc->sc_flags))
+       if (test_bit(SC_OP_HW_RESET, &sc->sc_flags)) {
+               ath9k_hw_kill_interrupts(ah);
                return IRQ_HANDLED;
+       }
 
        /*
         * Figure out the reason(s) for the interrupt.  Note