diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c
index 9be0b051066a23214a2b29a0cac18ef64548427e..70ef9835b647ecd6fc192dceabf2f6bc8137ed1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c
@@ -365,9 +365,6 @@ int brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
 
 	/* Enable tx beamforming, errors can be ignored (not supported) */
 	(void)brcmf_fil_iovar_int_set(ifp, "txbf", 1);
-
-	/* do bus specific preinit here */
-	err = brcmf_bus_preinit(ifp->drvr->bus_if);
 done:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index 930e423f83a86803e02c9e7795a7f4cfc013fa43..6dd6da7b94815ff0f0cb5c770c7b817d18c92095 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,11 @@ int brcmf_bus_started(struct device *dev)
 	/* signal bus ready */
 	brcmf_bus_change_state(bus_if, BRCMF_BUS_UP);
 
+	/* do bus specific preinit here */
+	ret = brcmf_bus_preinit(ifp->drvr->bus_if);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
 	/* Bus is ready, do any initialization */
 	ret = brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(ifp);
 	if (ret < 0)