diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
index d5b2e0ecc21c57f6ae44222e3bd707d9d8ef6972..301bf72c53bf5ce3de62825d87f025b0a5fb82e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ static bool ar9003_hw_get_isr(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int *masked)
 	struct ath9k_hw_capabilities *pCap = &ah->caps;
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	u32 sync_cause = 0, async_cause, async_mask = AR_INTR_MAC_IRQ;
+	bool fatal_int;
 
 	if (ath9k_hw_mci_is_enabled(ah))
 		async_mask |= AR_INTR_ASYNC_MASK_MCI;
@@ -310,6 +311,22 @@ static bool ar9003_hw_get_isr(struct ath_hw *ah, enum ath9k_int *masked)
 
 	if (sync_cause) {
 		ath9k_debug_sync_cause(common, sync_cause);
+		fatal_int =
+			(sync_cause &
+			 (AR_INTR_SYNC_HOST1_FATAL | AR_INTR_SYNC_HOST1_PERR))
+			? true : false;
+
+		if (fatal_int) {
+			if (sync_cause & AR_INTR_SYNC_HOST1_FATAL) {
+				ath_dbg(common, ANY,
+					"received PCI FATAL interrupt\n");
+			}
+			if (sync_cause & AR_INTR_SYNC_HOST1_PERR) {
+				ath_dbg(common, ANY,
+					"received PCI PERR interrupt\n");
+			}
+			*masked |= ATH9K_INT_FATAL;
+		}
 
 		if (sync_cause & AR_INTR_SYNC_RADM_CPL_TIMEOUT) {
 			REG_WRITE(ah, AR_RC, AR_RC_HOSTIF);