diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 32fb85e076d647899a4f884c2ee858a5101df8c1..bb319f22761fbe46379837ed21dee4f343475dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2942,16 +2942,19 @@ void ath9k_hw_apply_txpower(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 	struct ath_regulatory *reg = ath9k_hw_regulatory(ah);
 	struct ieee80211_channel *channel;
 	int chan_pwr, new_pwr;
+	u16 ctl = NO_CTL;
 
 	if (!chan)
 		return;
 
+	if (!test)
+		ctl = ath9k_regd_get_ctl(reg, chan);
+
 	channel = chan->chan;
 	chan_pwr = min_t(int, channel->max_power * 2, MAX_RATE_POWER);
 	new_pwr = min_t(int, chan_pwr, reg->power_limit);
 
-	ah->eep_ops->set_txpower(ah, chan,
-				 ath9k_regd_get_ctl(reg, chan),
+	ah->eep_ops->set_txpower(ah, chan, ctl,
 				 get_antenna_gain(ah, chan), new_pwr, test);
 }