Index: madwifi-trunk-r3314/ath/if_ath.c
===================================================================
--- madwifi-trunk-r3314.orig/ath/if_ath.c	2008-02-20 21:59:01.609670527 +0100
+++ madwifi-trunk-r3314/ath/if_ath.c	2008-02-20 21:59:04.037808900 +0100
@@ -6752,8 +6752,9 @@
 	*budget -= processed;
 #endif
 
-	/* rx signal state monitoring */
-	ath_hal_rxmonitor(ah, &sc->sc_halstats, &sc->sc_curchan);
+	/* rx signal state monitoring, only necessary/applicable for sta mode */
+	if (sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_STA)
+		ath_hal_rxmonitor(ah, &sc->sc_halstats, &sc->sc_curchan);
 	return early_stop;
 #undef PA2DESC
 }