diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c
index 07994e322329..42190b67c671 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c
@@ -856,6 +856,8 @@ static bool ar9002_hw_init_cal(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan)
 
 	/* Do PA Calibration */
 	ar9002_hw_pa_cal(ah, true);
+	ath9k_hw_loadnf(ah, chan);
+	ath9k_hw_start_nfcal(ah, true);
 
 	if (ah->caldata)
 		set_bit(NFCAL_PENDING, &ah->caldata->cal_flags);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 8be4b1453394..85a78176b809 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1953,8 +1953,10 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 	if (ath9k_hw_mci_is_enabled(ah))
 		ar9003_mci_check_bt(ah);
 
-	ath9k_hw_loadnf(ah, chan);
-	ath9k_hw_start_nfcal(ah, true);
+	if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
+		ath9k_hw_loadnf(ah, chan);
+		ath9k_hw_start_nfcal(ah, true);
+	}
 
 	if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah))
 		ar9003_hw_bb_watchdog_config(ah);