diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 5da0f292ec7943be86a806c78f2d32233c97573f..bad92441b78a43258e847e74bdf25e6824c87b09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -3077,6 +3077,20 @@ int ath6kl_cfg80211_init(struct ath6kl *ar)
 
 	wiphy->max_sched_scan_ssids = 10;
 
+	ar->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_FW_ROAM |
+			    WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME |
+			    WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |
+			    WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD;
+
+	if (test_bit(ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_SCHED_SCAN, ar->fw_capabilities))
+		ar->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SCAN;
+
+	ar->wiphy->probe_resp_offload =
+		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_WPS |
+		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_WPS2 |
+		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_P2P |
+		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_80211U;
+
 	ret = wiphy_register(wiphy);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ath6kl_err("couldn't register wiphy device\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c
index 39684650e843128defe7ac412d471f33ee16c77a..d078aedfbf7714cedaae9c7519657e88d24560e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c
@@ -154,20 +154,6 @@ int ath6kl_core_init(struct ath6kl *ar)
 	if (uart_debug)
 		ar->conf_flags |= ATH6KL_CONF_UART_DEBUG;
 
-	ar->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_FW_ROAM |
-			    WIPHY_FLAG_HAVE_AP_SME |
-			    WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |
-			    WIPHY_FLAG_AP_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD;
-
-	if (test_bit(ATH6KL_FW_CAPABILITY_SCHED_SCAN, ar->fw_capabilities))
-		ar->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SCAN;
-
-	ar->wiphy->probe_resp_offload =
-		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_WPS |
-		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_WPS2 |
-		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_P2P |
-		NL80211_PROBE_RESP_OFFLOAD_SUPPORT_80211U;
-
 	set_bit(FIRST_BOOT, &ar->flag);
 
 	ndev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_RXCSUM;