diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index f057d1ad9290..65c3b9e5d9c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -409,8 +409,6 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_defaults(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	ah->hw_version.subvendorid = 0;
 
 	ah->ah_flags = 0;
-	if (ah->hw_version.devid == AR5416_AR9100_DEVID)
-		ah->hw_version.macVersion = AR_SREV_VERSION_9100;
 	if (!AR_SREV_9100(ah))
 		ah->ah_flags = AH_USE_EEPROM;
 
@@ -873,8 +871,8 @@ static int __ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	int r = 0;
 
-	ath9k_hw_init_defaults(ah);
-	ath9k_hw_init_config(ah);
+	if (ah->hw_version.devid == AR5416_AR9100_DEVID)
+		ah->hw_version.macVersion = AR_SREV_VERSION_9100;
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_set_reset_reg(ah, ATH9K_RESET_POWER_ON)) {
 		ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
@@ -882,6 +880,9 @@ static int __ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	ath9k_hw_init_defaults(ah);
+	ath9k_hw_init_config(ah);
+
 	ath9k_hw_attach_ops(ah);
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_setpower(ah, ATH9K_PM_AWAKE)) {