diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-csr.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-csr.h
index 36fb20168598..e239b1d92cf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-csr.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-csr.h
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@
 /* GIO Chicken Bits (PCI Express bus link power management) */
 #define CSR_GIO_CHICKEN_BITS    (CSR_BASE+0x100)
 
+/* host chicken bits */
+#define CSR_HOST_CHICKEN	(CSR_BASE + 0x204)
+#define CSR_HOST_CHICKEN_PM_IDLE_SRC_DIS_SB_PME	BIT(19)
+
 /* Analog phase-lock-loop configuration  */
 #define CSR_ANA_PLL_CFG         (CSR_BASE+0x20c)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 233b6734c237..5778ba2278d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -3134,6 +3134,17 @@ struct iwl_trans *iwl_trans_pcie_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * 9000-series integrated A-step has a problem with suspend/resume
+	 * and sometimes even causes the whole platform to get stuck. This
+	 * workaround makes the hardware not go into the problematic state.
+	 */
+	if (trans->cfg->integrated &&
+	    trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_9000 &&
+	    CSR_HW_REV_STEP(trans->hw_rev) == SILICON_A_STEP)
+		iwl_set_bit(trans, CSR_HOST_CHICKEN,
+			    CSR_HOST_CHICKEN_PM_IDLE_SRC_DIS_SB_PME);
+
 	trans->hw_rf_id = iwl_read32(trans, CSR_HW_RF_ID);
 
 	iwl_pcie_set_interrupt_capa(pdev, trans);