http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13807

diff -Naur linux-2.6.31-orig/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c linux-2.6.31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
--- linux-2.6.31-orig/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c	2009-09-09 18:13:59.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.31/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c	2009-11-01 20:55:06.000000000 -0500
@@ -1220,10 +1220,10 @@
 
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(hw->wiphy, blocked);
 
-	if (blocked)
+/*	if (blocked)
 		ath_radio_disable(sc);
 	else
-		ath_radio_enable(sc);
+		ath_radio_enable(sc);*/
 }
 
 static void ath_start_rfkill_poll(struct ath_softc *sc)