diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index cfbcc047c61ed0de26d253ee551d78c749fe7bea..3809fc8ec8a419bcd02a691add9c5511259e51e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1045,8 +1045,7 @@ static int ath9k_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT)
 		ah->imask |= ATH9K_INT_CST;
 
-	if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_MCI)
-		ah->imask |= ATH9K_INT_MCI;
+	ath_mci_enable(sc);
 
 	sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_INVALID;
 	sc->sc_ah->is_monitoring = false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
index 29fe52d6997350777afb8660f41910738fffedb4..7b553f6a97b13878242abed7a912273bc3263475 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
@@ -538,3 +538,14 @@ void ath_mci_intr(struct ath_softc *sc)
 		mci_int &= ~(AR_MCI_INTERRUPT_RX_INVALID_HDR |
 			     AR_MCI_INTERRUPT_CONT_INFO_TIMEOUT);
 }
+
+void ath_mci_enable(struct ath_softc *sc)
+{
+	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
+
+	if (!common->btcoex_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_MCI)
+		sc->sc_ah->imask |= ATH9K_INT_MCI;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.h
index c841444f53c2c91d2a02140c11f5cadf97f421c3..fc14eea034eb640c95d4332849c2646a176aa7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.h
@@ -130,4 +130,13 @@ void ath_mci_flush_profile(struct ath_mci_profile *mci);
 int ath_mci_setup(struct ath_softc *sc);
 void ath_mci_cleanup(struct ath_softc *sc);
 void ath_mci_intr(struct ath_softc *sc);
-#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT
+void ath_mci_enable(struct ath_softc *sc);
+#else
+static inline void ath_mci_enable(struct ath_softc *sc)
+{
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT */
+
+#endif /* MCI_H*/