--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@ static void ath_pci_remove(struct pci_de
 	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 	void __iomem *mem = sc->mem;
+	u16 val;
+
+	/* Do a config read to clear pre-existing pci error status */
+	pci_read_config_word(pdev, PCI_COMMAND, &val);
 
 	ath9k_deinit_device(sc);
 	free_irq(sc->irq, sc);