diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.c
index 78f0f2032c59..1802a451c450 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.c
@@ -416,8 +416,6 @@ static int iwl_sar_set_profile(union acpi_object *table,
 {
 	int i, j, idx = 0;
 
-	profile->enabled = enabled;
-
 	/*
 	 * The table from ACPI is flat, but we store it in a
 	 * structured array.
@@ -435,6 +433,9 @@ static int iwl_sar_set_profile(union acpi_object *table,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Only if all values were valid can the profile be enabled */
+	profile->enabled = enabled;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -780,20 +781,11 @@ IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_sar_geo_support);
 int iwl_sar_geo_init(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 		     struct iwl_per_chain_offset *table, u32 n_bands)
 {
-	int ret, i, j;
+	int i, j;
 
 	if (!iwl_sar_geo_support(fwrt))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ret = iwl_sar_get_wgds_table(fwrt);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(fwrt,
-				"Geo SAR BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
-				ret);
-		/* we don't fail if the table is not available */
-		return -ENOENT;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_GEO_PROFILES; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < n_bands; j++) {
 			struct iwl_per_chain_offset *chain =
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.h
index 030ea3efcc87..a424186af3c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/acpi.h
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static inline int iwl_sar_get_ewrd_table(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt)
 
 static inline int iwl_sar_get_wgds_table(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt)
 {
-	return -ENOENT;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static inline bool iwl_sar_geo_support(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 0b769aac0b02..74404c96063b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -1058,16 +1058,7 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id dmi_ppag_approved_list[] = {
 
 static int iwl_mvm_ppag_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = iwl_mvm_get_ppag_table(mvm);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
-				"PPAG BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
-				ret);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
+	/* no need to read the table, done in INIT stage */
 	if (!dmi_check_system(dmi_ppag_approved_list)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
 				"System vendor '%s' is not in the approved list, disabling PPAG.\n",
@@ -1192,12 +1183,65 @@ static void iwl_mvm_lari_cfg(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 					ret);
 	}
 }
+
+void iwl_mvm_get_acpi_tables(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	/* read PPAG table */
+	ret = iwl_mvm_get_ppag_table(mvm);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
+				"PPAG BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
+				ret);
+	}
+
+	/* read SAR tables */
+	ret = iwl_sar_get_wrds_table(&mvm->fwrt);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
+				"WRDS SAR BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
+				ret);
+		/*
+		 * If not available, don't fail and don't bother with EWRD and
+		 * WGDS */
+
+		if (!iwl_sar_get_wgds_table(&mvm->fwrt)) {
+			/*
+			 * If basic SAR is not available, we check for WGDS,
+			 * which should *not* be available either.  If it is
+			 * available, issue an error, because we can't use SAR
+			 * Geo without basic SAR.
+			 */
+			IWL_ERR(mvm, "BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS\n");
+		}
+
+	} else {
+		ret = iwl_sar_get_ewrd_table(&mvm->fwrt);
+		/* if EWRD is not available, we can still use
+		* WRDS, so don't fail */
+		if (ret < 0)
+			IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
+					"EWRD SAR BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
+					ret);
+
+		/* read geo SAR table */
+		if (iwl_sar_geo_support(&mvm->fwrt)) {
+			ret = iwl_sar_get_wgds_table(&mvm->fwrt);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
+						"Geo SAR BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
+						ret);
+				/* we don't fail if the table is not available */
+		}
+	}
+}
 #else /* CONFIG_ACPI */
 
 inline int iwl_mvm_sar_select_profile(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 				      int prof_a, int prof_b)
 {
-	return -ENOENT;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 inline int iwl_mvm_get_sar_geo_profile(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
@@ -1232,6 +1276,10 @@ static u8 iwl_mvm_eval_dsm_rfi(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
 	return DSM_VALUE_RFI_DISABLE;
 }
+
+void iwl_mvm_get_acpi_tables(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
+{
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI */
 
 void iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 flags)
@@ -1287,27 +1335,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 flags)
 
 static int iwl_mvm_sar_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = iwl_sar_get_wrds_table(&mvm->fwrt);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
-				"WRDS SAR BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
-				ret);
-		/*
-		 * If not available, don't fail and don't bother with EWRD.
-		 * Return 1 to tell that we can't use WGDS either.
-		 */
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	ret = iwl_sar_get_ewrd_table(&mvm->fwrt);
-	/* if EWRD is not available, we can still use WRDS, so don't fail */
-	if (ret < 0)
-		IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(mvm,
-				"EWRD SAR BIOS table invalid or unavailable. (%d)\n",
-				ret);
-
 	return iwl_mvm_sar_select_profile(mvm, 1, 1);
 }
 
@@ -1543,19 +1570,9 @@ int iwl_mvm_up(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 		goto error;
 
 	ret = iwl_mvm_sar_init(mvm);
-	if (ret == 0) {
+	if (ret == 0)
 		ret = iwl_mvm_sar_geo_init(mvm);
-	} else if (ret == -ENOENT && !iwl_sar_get_wgds_table(&mvm->fwrt)) {
-		/*
-		 * If basic SAR is not available, we check for WGDS,
-		 * which should *not* be available either.  If it is
-		 * available, issue an error, because we can't use SAR
-		 * Geo without basic SAR.
-		 */
-		IWL_ERR(mvm, "BIOS contains WGDS but no WRDS\n");
-	}
-
-	if (ret < 0)
+	else if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
 	iwl_mvm_tas_init(mvm);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 82a53cbf4342..f877d86b038e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -2043,6 +2043,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_event_frame_timeout_callback(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 int iwl_mvm_sar_select_profile(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int prof_a, int prof_b);
 int iwl_mvm_get_sar_geo_profile(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
 int iwl_mvm_ppag_send_cmd(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
+void iwl_mvm_get_acpi_tables(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
 void iwl_mvm_sta_add_debugfs(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			     struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index f57d2643135b..edff2cd3a30e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -771,6 +771,8 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	iwl_fw_runtime_init(&mvm->fwrt, trans, fw, &iwl_mvm_fwrt_ops, mvm,
 			    dbgfs_dir);
 
+	iwl_mvm_get_acpi_tables(mvm);
+
 	mvm->init_status = 0;
 
 	if (iwl_mvm_has_new_rx_api(mvm)) {