#define ATH6KL_CONF_ENABLE_11N                 BIT(2)
 #define ATH6KL_CONF_ENABLE_TX_BURST            BIT(3)
 #define ATH6KL_CONF_SUSPEND_CUTPOWER           BIT(4)
+#define ATH6KL_CONF_UART_DEBUG                 BIT(5)
 
 enum wlan_low_pwr_state {
        WLAN_POWER_STATE_ON,
 
        u8 fw_iftype, fw_mode = 0, fw_submode = 0;
        int i, status;
 
-       param = uart_debug;
+       param = !!(ar->conf_flags & ATH6KL_CONF_UART_DEBUG);
        if (ath6kl_bmi_write(ar, ath6kl_get_hi_item_addr(ar,
                             HI_ITEM(hi_serial_enable)), (u8 *)¶m, 4)) {
                ath6kl_err("bmi_write_memory for uart debug failed\n");
        if (suspend_cutpower)
                ar->conf_flags |= ATH6KL_CONF_SUSPEND_CUTPOWER;
 
+       if (uart_debug)
+               ar->conf_flags |= ATH6KL_CONF_UART_DEBUG;
+
        ar->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_FW_ROAM |
                            WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME |
                            WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |