diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416.h b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416.h
index d9def4e82f6..e4bf7376222 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ extern	void ar5416GetTargetPowersLeg(struct ath_hal *ah,
 		uint16_t numChannels, CAL_TARGET_POWER_LEG *pNewPower,
 		uint16_t numRates, HAL_BOOL isExtTarget);
 extern	void ar5416InitChainMasks(struct ath_hal *ah);
+extern	void ar5416RestoreChainMask(struct ath_hal *ah);
 
 extern	HAL_BOOL ar5416StopTxDma(struct ath_hal *ah, u_int q);
 extern	HAL_BOOL ar5416SetupTxDesc(struct ath_hal *ah, struct ath_desc *ds,
diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_reset.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_reset.c
index bc36cbacf8d..d08d77aaf65 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_reset.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ar5416/ar5416_reset.c
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ ar5416Reset(struct ath_hal *ah, HAL_OPMODE opmode,
 	if (!ar5416InitCal(ah, chan))
 		FAIL(HAL_ESELFTEST);
 
+	ar5416RestoreChainMask(ah);
+
 	AH_PRIVATE(ah)->ah_opmode = opmode;	/* record operating mode */
 
 	if (bChannelChange && !IEEE80211_IS_CHAN_DFS(chan)) 
@@ -1124,6 +1126,18 @@ ar5416InitChainMasks(struct ath_hal *ah)
 	OS_REG_WRITE(ah, AR_SELFGEN_MASK, AH5416(ah)->ah_tx_chainmask);
 }
 
+void
+ar5416RestoreChainMask(struct ath_hal *ah)
+{
+	int rx_chainmask = AH5416(ah)->ah_rx_chainmask;
+
+	if ((rx_chainmask == 0x5) || (rx_chainmask == 0x3)) {
+		OS_REG_WRITE(ah, AR_PHY_RX_CHAINMASK, rx_chainmask);
+		OS_REG_WRITE(ah, AR_PHY_CAL_CHAINMASK, rx_chainmask);
+	}
+}
+
+
 #ifndef IS_5GHZ_FAST_CLOCK_EN
 #define	IS_5GHZ_FAST_CLOCK_EN(ah, chan)	AH_FALSE
 #endif