diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index aaaa100..02d1cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ struct ath_rx {
 	u8 rxotherant;
 	u32 *rxlink;
 	unsigned int rxfilter;
-	spinlock_t pcu_lock;
 	spinlock_t rxbuflock;
 	struct list_head rxbuf;
 	struct ath_descdma rxdma;
@@ -602,6 +601,7 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	int irq;
 	spinlock_t sc_serial_rw;
 	spinlock_t sc_pm_lock;
+	spinlock_t sc_pcu_lock;
 	struct mutex mutex;
 	struct work_struct paprd_work;
 	struct work_struct hw_check_work;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index e946ac3..5e3e979 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah, 0);
 	stopped = ath_drain_all_txq(sc, false);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	if (!ath_stoprecv(sc))
 		stopped = false;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			  "Unable to reset channel (%u MHz), "
 			  "reset status %d\n",
 			  channel->center_freq, r);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		goto ps_restore;
 	}
 
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ int ath_set_channel(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			  "Unable to restart recv logic\n");
 		r = -EIO;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		goto ps_restore;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	ath_update_txpow(sc);
 	ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah, ah->imask);
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		rxmask = (ATH9K_INT_RX | ATH9K_INT_RXEOL | ATH9K_INT_RXORN);
 
 	if (status & rxmask) {
-		spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 		/* Check for high priority Rx first */
 		if ((ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA) &&
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 			ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 0, true);
 
 		ath_rx_tasklet(sc, 0, false);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	}
 
 	if (status & ATH9K_INT_TX) {
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ void ath_radio_enable(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (!ah->curchan)
 		ah->curchan = ath_get_curchannel(sc, sc->hw);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	r = ath9k_hw_reset(ah, ah->curchan, ah->caldata, false);
 	if (r) {
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
@@ -898,10 +898,10 @@ void ath_radio_enable(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (ath_startrecv(sc) != 0) {
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			  "Unable to restart recv logic\n");
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		return;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_BEACONS)
 		ath_beacon_config(sc, NULL);	/* restart beacons */
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ void ath_radio_disable(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	ath_drain_all_txq(sc, false);	/* clear pending tx frames */
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	ath_stoprecv(sc);		/* turn off frame recv */
 	ath_flushrecv(sc);		/* flush recv queue */
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ void ath_radio_disable(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	ath9k_hw_phy_disable(ah);
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	ath9k_hw_configpcipowersave(ah, 1, 1);
 	ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
 	ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah, 0);
 	ath_drain_all_txq(sc, retry_tx);
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	ath_stoprecv(sc);
 	ath_flushrecv(sc);
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ int ath_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool retry_tx)
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			  "Unable to start recv logic\n");
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * We may be doing a reset in response to a request
@@ -1159,14 +1159,14 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	 * be followed by initialization of the appropriate bits
 	 * and then setup of the interrupt mask.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	r = ath9k_hw_reset(ah, init_channel, ah->caldata, false);
 	if (r) {
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			  "Unable to reset hardware; reset status %d "
 			  "(freq %u MHz)\n", r,
 			  curchan->center_freq);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		goto mutex_unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -1187,10 +1187,10 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			  "Unable to start recv logic\n");
 		r = -EIO;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		goto mutex_unlock;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
 	/* Setup our intr mask. */
 	ah->imask = ATH9K_INT_TX | ATH9K_INT_RXEOL |
@@ -1392,14 +1392,14 @@ static void ath9k_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	if (!(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_INVALID)) {
 		ath_drain_all_txq(sc, false);
-		spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		ath_stoprecv(sc);
 		ath9k_hw_phy_disable(ah);
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	} else {
-		spin_lock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 		sc->rx.rxlink = NULL;
-		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+		spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	}
 
 	/* disable HAL and put h/w to sleep */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index d6bbb57..71b4092 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ int ath_rx_init(struct ath_softc *sc, int nbufs)
 	struct ath_buf *bf;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.pcu_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 	sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_RXFLUSH;
 	spin_lock_init(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 
