diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.c
index 7407409b60b19b0ee22bf3a1d6921723a31a39c4..abe5d38f7f4de5ed9c21c7fa3df0620f109ac436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const char * const rfs[] = {
 	[AL2210_RF]	= "AL2210_RF",
 	[MAXIM_NEW_RF]	= "MAXIM_NEW_RF",
 	[UW2453_RF]	= "UW2453_RF",
-	[UNKNOWN_A_RF]	= "UNKNOWN_A_RF",
+	[AL2230S_RF]	= "AL2230S_RF",
 	[RALINK_RF]	= "RALINK_RF",
 	[INTERSIL_RF]	= "INTERSIL_RF",
 	[RF2959_RF]	= "RF2959_RF",
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ int zd_rf_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf, u8 type)
 		r = zd_rf_init_rf2959(rf);
 		break;
 	case AL2230_RF:
+	case AL2230S_RF:
 		r = zd_rf_init_al2230(rf);
 		break;
 	case AL7230B_RF:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.h b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.h
index c6dfd8227f6e78b5bc76e118668a2adefd389050..30502f26b71cbd79999ca8b1d26a93cbb34a6e94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define AL2210_RF			0x7
 #define MAXIM_NEW_RF			0x8
 #define UW2453_RF			0x9
-#define UNKNOWN_A_RF			0xa
+#define AL2230S_RF			0xa
 #define RALINK_RF			0xb
 #define INTERSIL_RF			0xc
 #define RF2959_RF			0xd
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
index e7a4ecf7b6e21483d7b4916f6c7f1c3983cd75a5..be9259eea088b54ace2d2a74256956a462681e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_rf_al2230.c
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "zd_usb.h"
 #include "zd_chip.h"
 
+#define IS_AL2230S(chip) ((chip)->al2230s_bit || (chip)->rf.type == AL2230S_RF)
+
 static const u32 zd1211_al2230_table[][3] = {
 	RF_CHANNEL( 1) = { 0x03f790, 0x033331, 0x00000d, },
 	RF_CHANNEL( 2) = { 0x03f790, 0x0b3331, 0x00000d, },
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ static int zd1211_al2230_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	if (chip->al2230s_bit) {
+	if (IS_AL2230S(chip)) {
 		r = zd_iowrite16a_locked(chip, ioreqs_init_al2230s,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(ioreqs_init_al2230s));
 		if (r)
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ static int zd1211_al2230_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf)
 		return r;
 
 	/* improve band edge for AL2230S */
-	if (chip->al2230s_bit)
+	if (IS_AL2230S(chip))
 		r = zd_rfwrite_locked(chip, 0x000824, RF_RV_BITS);
 	else
 		r = zd_rfwrite_locked(chip, 0x0005a4, RF_RV_BITS);
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ static int zd1211b_al2230_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	if (chip->al2230s_bit) {
+	if (IS_AL2230S(chip)) {
 		r = zd_iowrite16a_locked(chip, ioreqs_init_al2230s,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(ioreqs_init_al2230s));
 		if (r)
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ static int zd1211b_al2230_init_hw(struct zd_rf *rf)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	if (chip->al2230s_bit)
+	if (IS_AL2230S(chip))
 		r = zd_rfwrite_locked(chip, 0x241000, RF_RV_BITS);
 	else
 		r = zd_rfwrite_locked(chip, 0x25a000, RF_RV_BITS);