diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index f91b8e6b14bc9cb3b8b1b46941cc8c95d31a0480..285d0ada369fc11f908839b751966abd61e56258 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -464,6 +464,14 @@ static void ath9k_init_misc(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv)
 
 	common->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 	priv->ah->opmode = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
+
+	priv->spec_priv.ah = priv->ah;
+	priv->spec_priv.spec_config.enabled = 0;
+	priv->spec_priv.spec_config.short_repeat = false;
+	priv->spec_priv.spec_config.count = 8;
+	priv->spec_priv.spec_config.endless = false;
+	priv->spec_priv.spec_config.period = 0x12;
+	priv->spec_priv.spec_config.fft_period = 0x02;
 }
 
 static int ath9k_init_priv(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,