diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
index c49688c0985362a274cfa69407256ccd86d4a83d..886854a4ea91fa042f1c57bf3a6c81d9ca8f96a9 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct nci_prop_ops {
 };
 
 struct nci_ops {
+	int   (*init)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
 	int   (*open)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
 	int   (*close)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
 	int   (*send)(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index b900e6a2a28449156246e132c092405a9880abf9..458e58bb9cb108ff7e6bdd9ce38a165275036e1c 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -344,8 +344,13 @@ static int nci_open_device(struct nci_dev *ndev)
 
 	set_bit(NCI_INIT, &ndev->flags);
 
-	rc = __nci_request(ndev, nci_reset_req, 0,
-			   msecs_to_jiffies(NCI_RESET_TIMEOUT));
+	if (ndev->ops->init)
+		rc = ndev->ops->init(ndev);
+
+	if (!rc) {
+		rc = __nci_request(ndev, nci_reset_req, 0,
+				   msecs_to_jiffies(NCI_RESET_TIMEOUT));
+	}
 
 	if (!rc && ndev->ops->setup) {
 		rc = ndev->ops->setup(ndev);