diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index d779f4fa50e3a8392c697aaf0612bdea7ad99ad1..4014c4be6e79d86c72f68a2d57ace42fd4963907 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_priv(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ah->dev = priv->dev;
+	ah->hw = priv->hw;
 	ah->hw_version.devid = devid;
 	ah->hw_version.usbdev = drv_info;
 	ah->ah_flags |= AH_USE_EEPROM;