diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
index c7ffcbb9062d..1ed152f2dec3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2219,9 +2219,9 @@ ath5k_init(struct ath5k_softc *sc, bool is_resume)
 	 */
 	sc->curchan = sc->hw->conf.channel;
 	sc->curband = &sc->sbands[sc->curchan->band];
-	sc->imask = AR5K_INT_RXOK | AR5K_INT_TXOK | AR5K_INT_RXEOL |
-		AR5K_INT_RXORN | AR5K_INT_FATAL | AR5K_INT_GLOBAL |
-		AR5K_INT_MIB;
+	sc->imask = AR5K_INT_RXOK | AR5K_INT_RXERR | AR5K_INT_RXEOL |
+		AR5K_INT_RXORN | AR5K_INT_TXDESC | AR5K_INT_TXEOL |
+		AR5K_INT_FATAL | AR5K_INT_GLOBAL | AR5K_INT_MIB;
 	ret = ath5k_reset(sc, false, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;