diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
index b13685e22a0d..e66e3e2ae952 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/carl9170.h
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ struct ar9170 {
 	unsigned int tx_ack_failures;
 	unsigned int tx_fcs_errors;
 	unsigned int rx_dropped;
+	unsigned int rx_phy_errors;
 
 	/* EEPROM */
 	struct ar9170_eeprom eeprom;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
index 2d734567000a..0498df2a2160 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(tx_janitor_last_run, 64, "last run:%d ms ago",
 DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(tx_dropped, 20, "%d", ar->tx_dropped);
 
 DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(rx_dropped, 20, "%d", ar->rx_dropped);
+DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(rx_phy_errors, 20, "%d", ar->rx_phy_errors);
 
 DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(sniffer_enabled, 20, "%d", ar->sniffer_enabled);
 DEBUGFS_READONLY_FILE(rx_software_decryption, 20, "%d",
@@ -830,6 +831,7 @@ void carl9170_debugfs_register(struct ar9170 *ar)
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(tx_ampdu_list_len);
 
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(rx_dropped);
+	DEBUGFS_ADD(rx_phy_errors);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(sniffer_enabled);
 	DEBUGFS_ADD(rx_software_decryption);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
index 6833430130f4..ec4d440e6ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
@@ -455,7 +455,9 @@ static void carl9170_rx_phy_status(struct ar9170 *ar,
 		if (phy->rssi[i] & 0x80)
 			phy->rssi[i] = ((~phy->rssi[i] & 0x7f) + 1) & 0x7f;
 
-	/* TODO: we could do something with phy_errors */
+	if (phy->phy_err)
+		ar->rx_phy_errors++;
+
 	status->signal = ar->noise[0] + phy->rssi_combined;
 }