diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index ad3434011897b3ad56172243a2cc7cf6d761bb30..127b7f60c320bbad99fd875dec6f569dde098e57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -986,10 +986,6 @@ struct lbs_private *lbs_add_card(void *card, struct device *dmdev)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->scan_work, lbs_scan_worker);
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->mcast_work, lbs_set_mcast_worker);
 
-	priv->mesh_open = 0;
-	sprintf(priv->mesh_ssid, "mesh");
-	priv->mesh_ssid_len = 4;
-
 	priv->wol_criteria = 0xffffffff;
 	priv->wol_gpio = 0xff;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c
index 1d94f7d4efc8ec906bcb1e9d76cc0c8e440b6800..4f67c8b62edc2bc13ad425195012b3412d126ded 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/mesh.c
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ int lbs_init_mesh(struct lbs_private *priv)
 
 
 	if (priv->mesh_tlv) {
+		sprintf(priv->mesh_ssid, "mesh");
+		priv->mesh_ssid_len = 4;
+
 		lbs_add_mesh(priv);
 
 		if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_mesh))