--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -1767,6 +1767,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_tx_chainmask);
 	debugfs_create_file("disable_ani", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
 			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_disable_ani);
+	debugfs_create_bool("paprd", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+			    &sc->sc_ah->config.enable_paprd);
 	debugfs_create_file("regidx", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
 			    sc, &fops_regidx);
 	debugfs_create_file("regval", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2521,10 +2521,6 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw
 		pCap->rx_status_len = sizeof(struct ar9003_rxs);
 		pCap->tx_desc_len = sizeof(struct ar9003_txc);
 		pCap->txs_len = sizeof(struct ar9003_txs);
-		if (!ah->config.paprd_disable &&
-		    ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_PAPRD) &&
-		    !AR_SREV_9462(ah))
-			pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD;
 	} else {
 		pCap->tx_desc_len = sizeof(struct ath_desc);
 		if (AR_SREV_9280_20(ah))
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ enum ath9k_hw_caps {
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_LDPC			= BIT(6),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_FASTCLOCK			= BIT(7),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_SGI_20			= BIT(8),
-	ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD			= BIT(9),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_ANT_DIV_COMB		= BIT(10),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_2GHZ			= BIT(11),
 	ATH9K_HW_CAP_5GHZ			= BIT(12),
@@ -287,12 +286,12 @@ struct ath9k_ops_config {
 	u8 pcie_clock_req;
 	u32 pcie_waen;
 	u8 analog_shiftreg;
-	u8 paprd_disable;
 	u32 ofdm_trig_low;
 	u32 ofdm_trig_high;
 	u32 cck_trig_high;
 	u32 cck_trig_low;
 	u32 enable_ani;
+	u32 enable_paprd;
 	int serialize_regmode;
 	bool rx_intr_mitigation;
 	bool tx_intr_mitigation;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -2982,6 +2982,10 @@ static u32 ath9k_hw_ar9300_get_eeprom(st
 	case EEP_RX_MASK:
 		return pBase->txrxMask & 0xf;
 	case EEP_PAPRD:
+		if (AR_SREV_9462(ah))
+			return false;
+		if (!ah->config.enable_paprd);
+			return false;
 		return !!(pBase->featureEnable & BIT(5));
 	case EEP_CHAIN_MASK_REDUCE:
 		return (pBase->miscConfiguration >> 0x3) & 0x1;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/link.c
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ set_timer:
 		cal_interval = min(cal_interval, (u32)short_cal_interval);
 
 	mod_timer(&common->ani.timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(cal_interval));
-	if ((sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_PAPRD) && ah->caldata) {
+	if (ah->eep_ops->get_eeprom(ah, EEP_PAPRD) && ah->caldata) {
 		if (!ah->caldata->paprd_done)
 			ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->paprd_work);
 		else if (!ah->paprd_table_write_done)