diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 9b5501f90010..b0b1216dae0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct ath_node;
 
 #define A_MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
+#define ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE	55
+
 #define TSF_TO_TU(_h,_l) \
 	((((u32)(_h)) << 22) | (((u32)(_l)) >> 10))
 
@@ -663,6 +665,7 @@ static inline void ath_read_cachesize(struct ath_common *common, int *csz)
 extern struct ieee80211_ops ath9k_ops;
 extern int modparam_nohwcrypt;
 extern int led_blink;
+extern int ath9k_pm_qos_value;
 
 irqreturn_t ath_isr(int irq, void *dev);
 int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc, u16 subsysid,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index b2983ce19dfb..12387950b449 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ static int ath9k_btcoex_enable;
 module_param_named(btcoex_enable, ath9k_btcoex_enable, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(btcoex_enable, "Enable wifi-BT coexistence");
 
+int ath9k_pm_qos_value = ATH9K_PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+module_param_named(pmqos, ath9k_pm_qos_value, int, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pmqos, "User specified PM-QOS value");
+
 /* We use the hw_value as an index into our private channel structure */
 
 #define CHAN2G(_freq, _idx)  { \
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index c68205dea1fa..36f4f5afe738 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 			ath9k_btcoex_timer_resume(sc);
 	}
 
-	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, 55);
+	pm_qos_update_request(&sc->pm_qos_req, ath9k_pm_qos_value);
 
 	if (ah->caps.pcie_lcr_extsync_en && common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en)
 		common->bus_ops->extn_synch_en(common);