diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
index 2573234e4db10ace47bac8dba2f530905a516410..55a1b31fd09ae058bf805583d508715ab6a12d09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
@@ -950,9 +950,12 @@ void iwlagn_txq_ctx_stop(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	/* Stop each Tx DMA channel, and wait for it to be idle */
 	for (ch = 0; ch < priv->hw_params.dma_chnl_num; ch++) {
 		iwl_write_direct32(priv, FH_TCSR_CHNL_TX_CONFIG_REG(ch), 0x0);
-		iwl_poll_direct_bit(priv, FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG,
+		if (iwl_poll_direct_bit(priv, FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG,
 				    FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_MSK_CHNL_IDLE(ch),
-				    1000);
+				    1000))
+			IWL_ERR(priv, "Failing on timeout while stopping"
+			    " DMA channel %d [0x%08x]", ch,
+			    iwl_read_direct32(priv, FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG));
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
index 113c3669b9ce407e9165ee4b40b88436b294a514..dd896f28c9313a2780f41b8f4c3716ce6258856f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-fh.h
@@ -398,12 +398,7 @@
  */
 #define FH_TSSR_TX_ERROR_REG		(FH_TSSR_LOWER_BOUND + 0x018)
 
-#define FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_BIT_BUFS_EMPTY(_chnl) ((1 << (_chnl)) << 24)
-#define FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_BIT_NO_PEND_REQ(_chnl) ((1 << (_chnl)) << 16)
-
-#define FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_MSK_CHNL_IDLE(_chnl) \
-	(FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_BIT_BUFS_EMPTY(_chnl) | \
-	FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_BIT_NO_PEND_REQ(_chnl))
+#define FH_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG_MSK_CHNL_IDLE(_chnl) ((1 << (_chnl)) << 16)
 
 /* Tx service channels */
 #define FH_SRVC_CHNL		(9)