--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_process_rxdesc_edma(struct 
 		 */
 		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_CRCErr)
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_CRC;
-		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_PHYErr) {
+		else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_PHYErr) {
 			phyerr = MS(rxsp->status11, AR_PHYErrCode);
 			/*
 			 * If we reach a point here where AR_PostDelimCRCErr is
@@ -638,11 +638,11 @@ int ath9k_hw_process_rxdesc_edma(struct 
 				rxs->rs_phyerr = phyerr;
 			}
 
-		}
-		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
+		} else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
-		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_MichaelErr)
+		else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_MichaelErr)
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
+
 		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_KeyMiss)
 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 	}
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -690,17 +690,23 @@ int ath9k_hw_rxprocdesc(struct ath_hw *a
 		rs->rs_flags |= ATH9K_RX_DECRYPT_BUSY;
 
 	if ((ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_RxFrameOK) == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Treat these errors as mutually exclusive to avoid spurious
+		 * extra error reports from the hardware. If a CRC error is
+		 * reported, then decryption and MIC errors are irrelevant,
+		 * the frame is going to be dropped either way
+		 */
 		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_CRCErr)
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_CRC;
-		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_PHYErr) {
+		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_PHYErr) {
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_PHY;
 			phyerr = MS(ads.ds_rxstatus8, AR_PHYErrCode);
 			rs->rs_phyerr = phyerr;
-		}
-		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
+		} else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
-		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr)
+		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr)
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
+
 		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_KeyMiss)
 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
 	}