diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index d4640117fa8c..dab0271f1c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ enum ATH_AGGR_STATUS {
 
 #define ATH_TXFIFO_DEPTH 8
 struct ath_txq {
-	u32 axq_qnum;
+	int mac80211_qnum; /* mac80211 queue number, -1 means not mac80211 Q */
+	u32 axq_qnum; /* ath9k hardware queue number */
 	u32 *axq_link;
 	struct list_head axq_q;
 	spinlock_t axq_lock;
@@ -280,6 +281,11 @@ struct ath_tx_control {
 #define ATH_TX_XRETRY       0x02
 #define ATH_TX_BAR          0x04
 
+/**
+ * @txq_map:  Index is mac80211 queue number.  This is
+ *  not necessarily the same as the hardware queue number
+ *  (axq_qnum).
+ */
 struct ath_tx {
 	u16 seq_no;
 	u32 txqsetup;
@@ -643,6 +649,7 @@ struct ath_softc {
 	struct ath9k_debug debug;
 	spinlock_t nodes_lock;
 	struct list_head nodes; /* basically, stations */
+	unsigned int tx_complete_poll_work_seen;
 #endif
 	struct ath_beacon_config cur_beacon_conf;
 	struct delayed_work tx_complete_work;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 9e009ccd0069..b0cb792d38ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -629,9 +629,11 @@ static ssize_t read_file_xmit(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	if (buf == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	len += sprintf(buf, "Num-Tx-Queues: %i  tx-queues-setup: 0x%x\n"
+	len += sprintf(buf, "Num-Tx-Queues: %i  tx-queues-setup: 0x%x"
+		       " poll-work-seen: %u\n"
 		       "%30s %10s%10s%10s\n\n",
 		       ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES, sc->tx.txqsetup,
+		       sc->tx_complete_poll_work_seen,
 		       "BE", "BK", "VI", "VO");
 
 	PR("MPDUs Queued:    ", queued);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 59c01ca4379e..5279653c90c7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -442,9 +442,10 @@ static int ath9k_init_queues(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	sc->config.cabqReadytime = ATH_CABQ_READY_TIME;
 	ath_cabq_update(sc);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < WME_NUM_AC; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < WME_NUM_AC; i++) {
 		sc->tx.txq_map[i] = ath_txq_setup(sc, ATH9K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, i);
-
+		sc->tx.txq_map[i]->mac80211_qnum = i;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index a83f2c54508c..2ad732d36f86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ struct ath_txq *ath_txq_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, int qtype, int subtype)
 		[WME_AC_VI] = ATH_TXQ_AC_VI,
 		[WME_AC_VO] = ATH_TXQ_AC_VO,
 	};
-	int qnum, i;
+	int axq_qnum, i;
 
 	memset(&qi, 0, sizeof(qi));
 	qi.tqi_subtype = subtype_txq_to_hwq[subtype];
@@ -979,24 +979,25 @@ struct ath_txq *ath_txq_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, int qtype, int subtype)
 			qi.tqi_qflags = TXQ_FLAG_TXEOLINT_ENABLE |
 					TXQ_FLAG_TXDESCINT_ENABLE;
 	}
-	qnum = ath9k_hw_setuptxqueue(ah, qtype, &qi);
-	if (qnum == -1) {
+	axq_qnum = ath9k_hw_setuptxqueue(ah, qtype, &qi);
+	if (axq_qnum == -1) {
 		/*
 		 * NB: don't print a message, this happens
 		 * normally on parts with too few tx queues
 		 */
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (qnum >= ARRAY_SIZE(sc->tx.txq)) {
+	if (axq_qnum >= ARRAY_SIZE(sc->tx.txq)) {
 		ath_err(common, "qnum %u out of range, max %zu!\n",
-			qnum, ARRAY_SIZE(sc->tx.txq));
-		ath9k_hw_releasetxqueue(ah, qnum);
+			axq_qnum, ARRAY_SIZE(sc->tx.txq));
+		ath9k_hw_releasetxqueue(ah, axq_qnum);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (!ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, qnum)) {
-		struct ath_txq *txq = &sc->tx.txq[qnum];
+	if (!ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, axq_qnum)) {
+		struct ath_txq *txq = &sc->tx.txq[axq_qnum];
 
-		txq->axq_qnum = qnum;
+		txq->axq_qnum = axq_qnum;
+		txq->mac80211_qnum = -1;
 		txq->axq_link = NULL;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->axq_q);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->axq_acq);
@@ -1004,14 +1005,14 @@ struct ath_txq *ath_txq_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, int qtype, int subtype)
 		txq->axq_depth = 0;
 		txq->axq_ampdu_depth = 0;
 		txq->axq_tx_inprogress = false;
-		sc->tx.txqsetup |= 1<<qnum;
+		sc->tx.txqsetup |= 1<<axq_qnum;
 
 		txq->txq_headidx = txq->txq_tailidx = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < ATH_TXFIFO_DEPTH; i++)
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->txq_fifo[i]);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&txq->txq_fifo_pending);
 	}
-	return &sc->tx.txq[qnum];
+	return &sc->tx.txq[axq_qnum];
 }
 
 int ath_txq_update(struct ath_softc *sc, int qnum,
@@ -1973,17 +1974,16 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_buf *bf, struct ath_tx_status *ts,
 	tx_info->status.rates[tx_rateindex].count = ts->ts_longretry + 1;
 }
 
-static void ath_wake_mac80211_queue(struct ath_softc *sc, int qnum)
+/* Has no locking.  Must hold spin_lock_bh(&txq->axq_lock)
+ * before calling this.
+ */
+static void __ath_wake_mac80211_queue(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)
 {
-	struct ath_txq *txq;
-
-	txq = sc->tx.txq_map[qnum];
-	spin_lock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
-	if (txq->stopped && txq->pending_frames < ATH_MAX_QDEPTH) {
-		if (ath_mac80211_start_queue(sc, qnum))
+	if (txq->mac80211_qnum >= 0 &&
+	    txq->stopped && txq->pending_frames < ATH_MAX_QDEPTH) {
+		if (ath_mac80211_start_queue(sc, txq->mac80211_qnum))
 			txq->stopped = 0;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
 }
 
 static void ath_tx_processq(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)
@@ -2086,10 +2086,9 @@ static void ath_tx_processq(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq)
 		else
 			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head, &ts, txok, 0);
 
-		if (txq == sc->tx.txq_map[qnum])
-			ath_wake_mac80211_queue(sc, qnum);
-
 		spin_lock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
+		__ath_wake_mac80211_queue(sc, txq);
+
 		if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_TXAGGR)
 			ath_txq_schedule(sc, txq);
 		spin_unlock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
@@ -2103,6 +2102,9 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ath_txq *txq;
 	int i;
 	bool needreset = false;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS
+	sc->tx_complete_poll_work_seen++;
+#endif
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES; i++)
 		if (ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, i)) {
@@ -2116,6 +2118,34 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_poll_work(struct work_struct *work)
 				} else {
 					txq->axq_tx_inprogress = true;
 				}
+			} else {
+				/* If the queue has pending buffers, then it
+				 * should be doing tx work (and have axq_depth).
+				 * Shouldn't get to this state I think..but
+				 * we do.
+				 */
+				if (!(sc->sc_flags & (SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL)) &&
+				    (txq->pending_frames > 0 ||
+				     !list_empty(&txq->axq_acq) ||
+				     txq->stopped)) {
+					ath_err(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah),
+						"txq: %p axq_qnum: %u,"
+						" mac80211_qnum: %i"
+						" axq_link: %p"
+						" pending frames: %i"
+						" axq_acq empty: %i"
+						" stopped: %i"
+						" axq_depth: 0  Attempting to"
+						" restart tx logic.\n",
+						txq, txq->axq_qnum,
+						txq->mac80211_qnum,
+						txq->axq_link,
+						txq->pending_frames,
+						list_empty(&txq->axq_acq),
+						txq->stopped);
+					__ath_wake_mac80211_queue(sc, txq);
+					ath_txq_schedule(sc, txq);
+				}
 			}
 			spin_unlock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
 		}
@@ -2212,10 +2242,9 @@ void ath_tx_edma_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc)
 			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head,
 					    &txs, txok, 0);
 
-		if (txq == sc->tx.txq_map[qnum])
-			ath_wake_mac80211_queue(sc, qnum);
-
 		spin_lock_bh(&txq->axq_lock);
+		__ath_wake_mac80211_queue(sc, txq);
+
 		if (!list_empty(&txq->txq_fifo_pending)) {
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bf_head);
 			bf = list_first_entry(&txq->txq_fifo_pending,