--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
+@@ -1085,6 +1085,10 @@ static bool ar9003_hw_ani_control(struct
+ * is_on == 0 means MRC CCK is OFF (more noise imm)
+ */
+ bool is_on = param ? 1 : 0;
++
++ if (ah->caps.rx_chainmask == 1)
++ break;
++
+ REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_PHY_MRC_CCK_CTRL,
+ AR_PHY_MRC_CCK_ENABLE, is_on);
+ REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_PHY_MRC_CCK_CTRL,