void ath_ant_comb_update(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
        struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
+       struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
        struct ath_hw_antcomb_conf div_ant_conf;
        u8 lna_conf;
 
        div_ant_conf.alt_lna_conf = lna_conf;
 
        ath9k_hw_antdiv_comb_conf_set(ah, &div_ant_conf);
+
+       if (common->antenna_diversity)
+               ath9k_hw_antctrl_shared_chain_lnadiv(ah, true);
 }
 
 module_param_named(btcoex_enable, ath9k_btcoex_enable, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(btcoex_enable, "Enable wifi-BT coexistence");
 
+static int ath9k_enable_diversity;
+module_param_named(enable_diversity, ath9k_enable_diversity, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_diversity, "Enable Antenna diversity for AR9565");
+
 bool is_ath9k_unloaded;
 /* We use the hw_value as an index into our private channel structure */
 
        common->debug_mask = ath9k_debug;
        common->btcoex_enabled = ath9k_btcoex_enable == 1;
        common->disable_ani = false;
+
+       /*
+        * Enable Antenna diversity only when BTCOEX is disabled
+        * and the user manually requests the feature.
+        */
+       if (!common->btcoex_enabled && ath9k_enable_diversity)
+               common->antenna_diversity = 1;
+
        spin_lock_init(&common->cc_lock);
 
        spin_lock_init(&sc->sc_serial_rw);