diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
index dd78ad1..272dfef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@
 	rtn;							\
 })
 #define ATH_DBG_WARN(foo, arg...) WARN(foo, arg)
+#define ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(foo) WARN_ON_ONCE(foo)
 
 #else
 
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 #define ATH_DBG_WARN(foo, arg...) do {} while (0)
+#define ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(foo) do {} while (0)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG */
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 70f3fa6..3f8b2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -528,8 +528,12 @@
 		sc->rx.rxlink = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
-	ATH_DBG_WARN(!stopped, "Could not stop RX, we could be "
-		     "confusing the DMA engine when we start RX up\n");
+	if (unlikely(!stopped)) {
+		ath_err(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah),
+			"Could not stop RX, we could be "
+			"confusing the DMA engine when we start RX up\n");
+		ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(!stopped);
+	}
 	return stopped;
 }