diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c
index a021e74747573b9b67e64c56e22cd22fd51569a0..3b44ebe3f7503f2e14f067175aa3486fe2419b41 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c
@@ -1238,22 +1238,6 @@ u32 ar9003_mci_state(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 state_type, u32 *p_data)
 	case MCI_STATE_SEND_WLAN_COEX_VERSION:
 		ar9003_mci_send_coex_version_response(ah, true);
 		break;
-	case MCI_STATE_SEND_WLAN_CHANNELS:
-		if (p_data) {
-			if (((mci->wlan_channels[1] & 0xffff0000) ==
-			     (*(p_data + 1) & 0xffff0000)) &&
-			    (mci->wlan_channels[2] == *(p_data + 2)) &&
-			    (mci->wlan_channels[3] == *(p_data + 3)))
-				break;
-
-			mci->wlan_channels[0] = *p_data++;
-			mci->wlan_channels[1] = *p_data++;
-			mci->wlan_channels[2] = *p_data++;
-			mci->wlan_channels[3] = *p_data++;
-		}
-		mci->wlan_channels_update = true;
-		ar9003_mci_send_coex_wlan_channels(ah, true);
-		break;
 	case MCI_STATE_SEND_VERSION_QUERY:
 		ar9003_mci_send_coex_version_query(ah, true);
 		break;
@@ -1453,3 +1437,12 @@ void ar9003_mci_set_bt_version(struct ath_hw *ah, u8 major, u8 minor)
 		mci->bt_ver_major, mci->bt_ver_minor);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ar9003_mci_set_bt_version);
+
+void ar9003_mci_send_wlan_channels(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	struct ath9k_hw_mci *mci = &ah->btcoex_hw.mci;
+
+	mci->wlan_channels_update = true;
+	ar9003_mci_send_coex_wlan_channels(ah, true);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ar9003_mci_send_wlan_channels);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h
index d4e7739b89ff038b2f031c6e50696d626406377a..05f42a98aeacc13e27b4f20c585476dfdeefbf07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.h
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ enum mci_state_type {
 	MCI_STATE_CONT_TXRX,
 	MCI_STATE_RESET_REQ_WAKE,
 	MCI_STATE_SEND_WLAN_COEX_VERSION,
-	MCI_STATE_SEND_WLAN_CHANNELS,
 	MCI_STATE_SEND_VERSION_QUERY,
 	MCI_STATE_SEND_STATUS_QUERY,
 	MCI_STATE_NEED_FLUSH_BT_INFO,
@@ -263,6 +262,7 @@ void ar9003_mci_get_interrupt(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 *raw_intr,
 			      u32 *rx_msg_intr);
 u32 ar9003_mci_get_next_gpm_offset(struct ath_hw *ah, bool first, u32 *more);
 void ar9003_mci_set_bt_version(struct ath_hw *ah, u8 major, u8 minor);
+void ar9003_mci_send_wlan_channels(struct ath_hw *ah);
 /*
  * These functions are used by ath9k_hw.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
index 6f4188a32ff029ccaf30577f0c52fe9791633211..dbc8e1dabad187d0ce6867e3ba4a4bdce8a41391 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mci.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void ath_mci_msg(struct ath_softc *sc, u8 opcode, u8 *rx_payload)
 		ar9003_mci_set_bt_version(ah, major, minor);
 		break;
 	case MCI_GPM_COEX_STATUS_QUERY:
-		ar9003_mci_state(ah, MCI_STATE_SEND_WLAN_CHANNELS, NULL);
+		ar9003_mci_send_wlan_channels(ah);
 		break;
 	case MCI_GPM_COEX_BT_PROFILE_INFO:
 		memcpy(&profile_info,