diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index f8ce96c94c6bc9818fdee1dad273d3ffd51c4ee7..4e15a8e20d0900008e6c8fb269247c4651778910 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -991,8 +991,6 @@ static int iwl3945_apm_init(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	iwl_power_initialize(priv);
-
 	/* Configure chip clock phase-lock-loop */
 	iwl_set_bit(priv, CSR_ANA_PLL_CFG, CSR39_ANA_PLL_CFG_VAL);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 2406b73e90934b8a8cadad057167f907e99b74f1..e0e566c932c520d17ad525461568f4f45e440671 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -4064,6 +4064,7 @@ static int iwl3945_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *e
 			     &priv->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ].channels[5]);
 	iwl3945_setup_deferred_work(priv);
 	iwl3945_setup_rx_handlers(priv);
+	iwl_power_initialize(priv);
 
 	/*********************************
 	 * 8. Setup and Register mac80211