--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c	2020-09-05 11:22:51.000000000 +0200
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c	2020-09-07 20:35:09.721508880 +0200
@@ -5257,6 +5257,11 @@ static void ar9003_hw_set_power_per_rate_table
 	scaledPower = ath9k_hw_get_scaled_power(ah, powerLimit,
 						antenna_reduction);
 
+    minCtlPower = (u8)min((u16)MAX_RATE_POWER, scaledPower);
+    for (i = 0; i < ar9300RateSize; i++)
+	    pPwrArray[i] = (u8)minCtlPower;
+    return;
+
 	if (is2ghz) {
 		/* Setup for CTL modes */
 		/* CTL_11B, CTL_11G, CTL_2GHT20 */