diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c
index aaebecd19e5975f449bdd73bcc9c73411b6f37af..5a8a9f891dd89be4d6cdf6a9015cf5b3b51ea618 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/fw.c
@@ -354,7 +354,11 @@ static int carl9170_fw(struct ar9170 *ar, const __u8 *data, size_t len)
 
 	ar->hw->wiphy->interface_modes |= if_comb_types;
 
-	ar->hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL;
+	ar->hw->wiphy->flags &= ~WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
+
+	/* As IBSS Encryption is software-based, IBSS RSN is supported. */
+	ar->hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_HAS_REMAIN_ON_CHANNEL |
+		 WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN | WIPHY_FLAG_SUPPORTS_TDLS;
 
 #undef SUPPORTED
 	return carl9170_fw_tx_sequence(ar);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
index 9d2051aeb782f44a8b54c75c2f1fd3018f96756f..ce8ae1e6bd3b2b2cc6cb03669f0f36c658206d59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
@@ -1807,10 +1807,6 @@ void *carl9170_alloc(size_t priv_size)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ar->noise); i++)
 		ar->noise[i] = -95; /* ATH_DEFAULT_NOISE_FLOOR */
 
-	hw->wiphy->flags &= ~WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
-
-	/* As IBSS Encryption is software-based, IBSS RSN is supported. */
-	hw->wiphy->flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN;
 	return ar;
 
 err_nomem: