.llseek = default_llseek,
 };
 
+static ssize_t read_file_disable_ani(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
+                            size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+       struct ath_softc *sc = file->private_data;
+       struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
+       char buf[32];
+       unsigned int len;
+
+       len = sprintf(buf, "%d\n", common->disable_ani);
+       return simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, len);
+}
+
+static ssize_t write_file_disable_ani(struct file *file,
+                                     const char __user *user_buf,
+                                     size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+       struct ath_softc *sc = file->private_data;
+       struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
+       unsigned long disable_ani;
+       char buf[32];
+       ssize_t len;
+
+       len = min(count, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+       if (copy_from_user(buf, user_buf, len))
+               return -EFAULT;
+
+       buf[len] = '\0';
+       if (strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &disable_ani))
+               return -EINVAL;
+
+       common->disable_ani = !!disable_ani;
+
+       if (disable_ani) {
+               sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
+               del_timer_sync(&common->ani.timer);
+       } else {
+               sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
+               ath_start_ani(common);
+       }
+
+       return count;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations fops_disable_ani = {
+       .read = read_file_disable_ani,
+       .write = write_file_disable_ani,
+       .open = ath9k_debugfs_open,
+       .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+       .llseek = default_llseek,
+};
 
 static ssize_t read_file_dma(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
                             size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
                            sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_rx_chainmask);
        debugfs_create_file("tx_chainmask", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
                            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_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,
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void ath_start_ani(struct ath_common *common)
+void ath_start_ani(struct ath_common *common)
 {
        struct ath_hw *ah = common->ah;
        unsigned long timestamp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
                        ath_set_beacon(sc);
                ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->tx_complete_work, 0);
                ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_pll_work, HZ/2);
-               ath_start_ani(common);
+               if (!common->disable_ani)
+                       ath_start_ani(common);
        }
 
  ps_restore:
        sc->hw_busy_count = 0;
 
        /* Stop ANI */
+
        del_timer_sync(&common->ani.timer);
 
        ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
        spin_unlock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
        /* Start ANI */
-       ath_start_ani(common);
+       if (!common->disable_ani)
+               ath_start_ani(common);
+
        ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
 
        return r;
        /* Set up ANI */
        if (iter_data.naps > 0) {
                sc->sc_ah->stats.avgbrssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
-               sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
-               ath_start_ani(common);
+
+               if (!common->disable_ani) {
+                       sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
+                       ath_start_ani(common);
+               }
+
        } else {
                sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
                del_timer_sync(&common->ani.timer);
                sc->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
                sc->sc_ah->stats.avgbrssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 
-               sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
-               ath_start_ani(common);
+               if (!common->disable_ani) {
+                       sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
+                       ath_start_ani(common);
+               }
+
        }
 }
 
 
                if (bss_conf->ibss_joined) {
                        sc->sc_ah->stats.avgbrssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
-                       sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
-                       ath_start_ani(common);
+
+                       if (!common->disable_ani) {
+                               sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
+                               ath_start_ani(common);
+                       }
+
                } else {
                        sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_ANI_RUN;
                        del_timer_sync(&common->ani.timer);