diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 07dfb31f1749..7c91ba4dce41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ struct ath_vif {
  * number of BSSIDs) if a given beacon does not go out even after waiting this
  * number of beacon intervals, the game's up.
  */
-#define BSTUCK_THRESH           	(9 * ATH_BCBUF)
+#define BSTUCK_THRESH           	9
 #define	ATH_BCBUF               	4
 #define ATH_DEFAULT_BINTVAL     	100 /* TU */
 #define ATH_DEFAULT_BMISS_LIMIT 	10
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index 6ebeafe3a92f..74f33bc193fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0) {
 		sc->beacon.bmisscnt++;
 
-		if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH) {
+		if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH * sc->nbcnvifs) {
 			ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
 				"missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
 				sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
@@ -380,13 +380,6 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt != 0) {
-		ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
-			"resume beacon xmit after %u misses\n",
-			sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
-		sc->beacon.bmisscnt = 0;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Generate beacon frames. we are sending frames
 	 * staggered so calculate the slot for this frame based
@@ -420,6 +413,13 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 			bfaddr = bf->bf_daddr;
 			bc = 1;
 		}
+
+		if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt != 0) {
+			ath_dbg(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
+				"resume beacon xmit after %u misses\n",
+				sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
+			sc->beacon.bmisscnt = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*