diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index dceaa4a82811e013c4ac687fd163fe7569e029e1..2e9634641c468c29d4924590882c4ab27edfa33d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -669,8 +669,10 @@ static void ath9k_init_band_txpower(struct ath_softc *sc, int band)
 static void ath9k_init_txpower_limits(struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
+	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	struct ath9k_channel *curchan = ah->curchan;
 
+	ah->txchainmask = common->tx_chainmask;
 	if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_2GHZ)
 		ath9k_init_band_txpower(sc, IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ);
 	if (ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_5GHZ)