--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -430,6 +430,17 @@ static void ath9k_regwrite_flush(void *h
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->wmi->multi_write_mutex);
 }
 
+static u32 ath9k_reg_rmw(void *hw_priv, u32 reg_offset, u32 set, u32 clr)
+{
+	u32 val;
+
+	val = ath9k_regread(hw_priv, reg_offset);
+	val &= ~clr;
+	val |= set;
+	ath9k_regwrite(hw_priv, val, reg_offset);
+	return val;
+}
+
 static void ath_usb_read_cachesize(struct ath_common *common, int *csz)
 {
 	*csz = L1_CACHE_BYTES >> 2;
@@ -655,6 +666,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_priv(struct ath9k_
 	ah->reg_ops.write = ath9k_regwrite;
 	ah->reg_ops.enable_write_buffer = ath9k_enable_regwrite_buffer;
 	ah->reg_ops.write_flush = ath9k_regwrite_flush;
+	ah->reg_ops.rmw = ath9k_reg_rmw;
 	priv->ah = ah;
 
 	common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct ath_ops {
 	void (*write)(void *, u32 val, u32 reg_offset);
 	void (*enable_write_buffer)(void *);
 	void (*write_flush) (void *);
+	u32 (*rmw)(void *, u32 reg_offset, u32 set, u32 clr);
 };
 
 struct ath_common;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -196,6 +196,28 @@ static unsigned int ath9k_ioread32(void 
 	return val;
 }
 
+static unsigned int ath9k_reg_rmw(void *hw_priv, u32 reg_offset, u32 set, u32 clr)
+{
+	struct ath_hw *ah = (struct ath_hw *) hw_priv;
+	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *) common->priv;
+	unsigned long uninitialized_var(flags);
+	u32 val;
+
+	if (ah->config.serialize_regmode == SER_REG_MODE_ON)
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sc_serial_rw, flags);
+
+	val = ioread32(sc->mem + reg_offset);
+	val &= ~clr;
+	val |= set;
+	iowrite32(val, sc->mem + reg_offset);
+
+	if (ah->config.serialize_regmode == SER_REG_MODE_ON)
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sc_serial_rw, flags);
+
+	return val;
+}
+
 /**************************/
 /*     Initialization     */
 /**************************/
@@ -548,6 +570,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, s
 	ah->hw_version.subsysid = subsysid;
 	ah->reg_ops.read = ath9k_ioread32;
 	ah->reg_ops.write = ath9k_iowrite32;
+	ah->reg_ops.rmw = ath9k_reg_rmw;
 	sc->sc_ah = ah;
 
 	if (!pdata) {
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
 #define REG_READ_MULTI(_ah, _addr, _val, _cnt)		\
 	(_ah)->reg_ops.multi_read((_ah), (_addr), (_val), (_cnt))
 
+#define REG_RMW(_ah, _reg, _set, _clr) \
+	(_ah)->reg_ops.rmw((_ah), (_reg), (_set), (_clr))
+
 #define ENABLE_REGWRITE_BUFFER(_ah)					\
 	do {								\
 		if ((_ah)->reg_ops.enable_write_buffer)	\
@@ -87,17 +90,14 @@
 
 #define SM(_v, _f)  (((_v) << _f##_S) & _f)
 #define MS(_v, _f)  (((_v) & _f) >> _f##_S)
-#define REG_RMW(_a, _r, _set, _clr)    \
-	REG_WRITE(_a, _r, (REG_READ(_a, _r) & ~(_clr)) | (_set))
 #define REG_RMW_FIELD(_a, _r, _f, _v) \
-	REG_WRITE(_a, _r, \
-	(REG_READ(_a, _r) & ~_f) | (((_v) << _f##_S) & _f))
+	REG_RMW(_a, _r, (((_v) << _f##_S) & _f), (_f))
 #define REG_READ_FIELD(_a, _r, _f) \
 	(((REG_READ(_a, _r) & _f) >> _f##_S))
 #define REG_SET_BIT(_a, _r, _f) \
-	REG_WRITE(_a, _r, REG_READ(_a, _r) | (_f))
+	REG_RMW(_a, _r, (_f), 0)
 #define REG_CLR_BIT(_a, _r, _f) \
-	REG_WRITE(_a, _r, REG_READ(_a, _r) & ~(_f))
+	REG_RMW(_a, _r, 0, (_f))
 
 #define DO_DELAY(x) do {					\
 		if (((++(x) % 64) == 0) &&			\