diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 684d460d79b7..59496a90ad5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,22 @@ int ath10k_core_start(struct ath10k *ar, enum ath10k_firmware_mode mode)
 	if (status)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Some of of qca988x solutions are having global reset issue
+         * during target initialization. Bypassing PLL setting before
+         * downloading firmware and letting the SoC run on REF_CLK is
+         * fixing the problem. Corresponding firmware change is also needed
+         * to set the clock source once the target is initialized.
+	 */
+	if (test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SKIP_CLOCK_INIT,
+		     ar->fw_features)) {
+		status = ath10k_bmi_write32(ar, hi_skip_clock_init, 1);
+		if (status) {
+			ath10k_err(ar, "could not write to skip_clock_init: %d\n",
+				   status);
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
 	status = ath10k_download_fw(ar, mode);
 	if (status)
 		goto err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 87376b3283f5..45f9603a0868 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -468,6 +468,9 @@ enum ath10k_fw_features {
 	 */
 	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_NO_NWIFI_DECAP_4ADDR_PADDING,
 
+	/* Firmware supports bypassing PLL setting on init. */
+	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SUPPORTS_SKIP_CLOCK_INIT = 9,
+
 	/* keep last */
 	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_COUNT,
 };