diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
index af0d5c96984f5c6e74fa4e215d8c0641f8e0a5a9..c98986fe7a1d5dabd141c710c73ad002abbdd38e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/dhd_sdio.c
@@ -3885,12 +3885,6 @@ brcmf_sdbrcm_chip_attach(struct brcmf_bus *bus, u32 regs)
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
-	/*
-	 * Make sure any on-chip ARM is off (in case strapping is wrong),
-	 * or downloaded code was already running.
-	 */
-	brcmf_sdio_chip_coredisable(bus->sdiodev, ci->armcorebase);
-
 	brcmf_sdcard_reg_write(bus->sdiodev,
 		CORE_CC_REG(ci->cccorebase, gpiopullup), 4, 0);
 	brcmf_sdcard_reg_write(bus->sdiodev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c
index f198a48bc2ca96deaff69d97533ecd80f196f23d..486f1455affee41a8550ed9a15918b6d0685801c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio_chip.c
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ brcmf_sdio_chip_buscoresetup(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,
 
 	brcmf_dbg(INFO, "ccrev=%d, pmurev=%d, buscore rev/type=%d/0x%x\n",
 		  ci->ccrev, ci->pmurev, ci->buscorerev, ci->buscoretype);
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure any on-chip ARM is off (in case strapping is wrong),
+	 * or downloaded code was already running.
+	 */
+	brcmf_sdio_chip_coredisable(sdiodev, ci->armcorebase);
 }
 
 int brcmf_sdio_chip_attach(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev,