diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/initvals.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/initvals.c
index ea2e1a20b499..ceaa6c475c06 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/initvals.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/initvals.c
@@ -806,6 +806,8 @@ static const struct ath5k_ini_mode ar5212_rf5111_ini_mode_end[] = {
 		{ 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000 } },
 	{ AR5K_PHY(642),
 		{ 0xd03e6788, 0xd03e6788, 0xd03e6788, 0xd03e6788, 0xd03e6788 } },
+	{ 0xa228,
+		{ 0x000001b5, 0x000001b5, 0x000001b5, 0x000001b5, 0x000001b5 } },
 	{ 0xa23c,
 		{ 0x13c889af, 0x13c889af, 0x13c889af, 0x13c889af, 0x13c889af } },
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/reset.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/reset.c
index 8f1886834e61..1b6d45b6772d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/reset.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/reset.c
@@ -537,9 +537,10 @@ int ath5k_hw_reset(struct ath5k_hw *ah, enum nl80211_iftype op_mode,
 		mdelay(1);
 
 		/*
-		 * Write some more initial register settings
+		 * Write some more initial register settings for revised chips
 		 */
-		if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212) {
+		if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212 &&
+		    ah->ah_phy_revision > 0x41) {
 			ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, 0x0002a002, 0x982c);
 
 			if (channel->hw_value == CHANNEL_G)
@@ -558,19 +559,10 @@ int ath5k_hw_reset(struct ath5k_hw *ah, enum nl80211_iftype op_mode,
 			else
 				ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, 0x00000000, 0x994c);
 
-			/* Some bits are disabled here, we know nothing about
-			 * register 0xa228 yet, most of the times this ends up
-			 * with a value 0x9b5 -haven't seen any dump with
-			 * a different value- */
-			/* Got this from decompiling binary HAL */
-			data = ath5k_hw_reg_read(ah, 0xa228);
-			data &= 0xfffffdff;
-			ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, data, 0xa228);
+			/* Got this from legacy-hal */
+			AR5K_REG_DISABLE_BITS(ah, 0xa228, 0x200);
 
-			data = ath5k_hw_reg_read(ah, 0xa228);
-			data &= 0xfffe03ff;
-			ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, data, 0xa228);
-			data = 0;
+			AR5K_REG_MASKED_BITS(ah, 0xa228, 0x800, 0xfffe03ff);
 
 			/* Just write 0x9b5 ? */
 			/* ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, 0x000009b5, 0xa228); */