diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_decrypt_error_fix.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_decrypt_error_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..795018c57a1c2cf19b9cb2c80363be538b4ecd49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_decrypt_error_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mac.c
+@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_process_rxdesc_edma(struct 
+ 		 */
+ 		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_CRCErr)
+ 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_CRC;
+-		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_PHYErr) {
++		else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_PHYErr) {
+ 			phyerr = MS(rxsp->status11, AR_PHYErrCode);
+ 			/*
+ 			 * If we reach a point here where AR_PostDelimCRCErr is
+@@ -638,11 +638,11 @@ int ath9k_hw_process_rxdesc_edma(struct 
+ 				rxs->rs_phyerr = phyerr;
+ 			}
+ 
+-		}
+-		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
++		} else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
+ 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
+-		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_MichaelErr)
++		else if (rxsp->status11 & AR_MichaelErr)
+ 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
++
+ 		if (rxsp->status11 & AR_KeyMiss)
+ 			rxs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
+ 	}
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+@@ -690,17 +690,23 @@ int ath9k_hw_rxprocdesc(struct ath_hw *a
+ 		rs->rs_flags |= ATH9K_RX_DECRYPT_BUSY;
+ 
+ 	if ((ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_RxFrameOK) == 0) {
++		/*
++		 * Treat these errors as mutually exclusive to avoid spurious
++		 * extra error reports from the hardware. If a CRC error is
++		 * reported, then decryption and MIC errors are irrelevant,
++		 * the frame is going to be dropped either way
++		 */
+ 		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_CRCErr)
+ 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_CRC;
+-		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_PHYErr) {
++		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_PHYErr) {
+ 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_PHY;
+ 			phyerr = MS(ads.ds_rxstatus8, AR_PHYErrCode);
+ 			rs->rs_phyerr = phyerr;
+-		}
+-		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
++		} else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
+ 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
+-		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr)
++		else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr)
+ 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
++
+ 		if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_KeyMiss)
+ 			rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
+ 	}