diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.c
index 6566952b08cc1c62aea70f74be25d1ac0ae4da63..536595952cd2d5713f2f030fdf267a0d538f1adc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.c
@@ -98,6 +98,40 @@ void ath9k_hw_init_btcoex_hw(struct ath_hw *ah, int qnum)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_init_btcoex_hw);
 
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_scheme(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+	struct ath_btcoex_hw *btcoex_hw = &ah->btcoex_hw;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if BTCOEX is globally disabled.
+	 */
+	if (!common->btcoex_enabled) {
+		btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_NONE;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (AR_SREV_9462(ah)) {
+		btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_MCI;
+	} else if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
+		btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_3WIRE;
+		btcoex_hw->btactive_gpio = ATH_BTACTIVE_GPIO_9300;
+		btcoex_hw->wlanactive_gpio = ATH_WLANACTIVE_GPIO_9300;
+		btcoex_hw->btpriority_gpio = ATH_BTPRIORITY_GPIO_9300;
+	} else if (AR_SREV_9280_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
+		btcoex_hw->btactive_gpio = ATH_BTACTIVE_GPIO_9280;
+		btcoex_hw->wlanactive_gpio = ATH_WLANACTIVE_GPIO_9280;
+
+		if (AR_SREV_9285(ah)) {
+			btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_3WIRE;
+			btcoex_hw->btpriority_gpio = ATH_BTPRIORITY_GPIO_9285;
+		} else {
+			btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_2WIRE;
+		}
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_scheme);
+
 void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_2wire(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	struct ath_btcoex_hw *btcoex_hw = &ah->btcoex_hw;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.h
index 0cb15cd85e9214a1d8b7925393bc9996fc36adf6..10627b46ec34956bb14054605abe3ed369797579 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/btcoex.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ struct ath_btcoex_hw {
 	u32 wlan_weight[AR9300_NUM_WLAN_WEIGHTS];
 };
 
+void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_scheme(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_2wire(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_3wire(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_mci(struct ath_hw *ah);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
index 77b3eb7b7a33052ffa64c8a218d8f3d0e70d2424..4da486bccfa440575e6c02ef1e432812ba787826 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/gpio.c
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ int ath9k_init_btcoex(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	int r;
 
+	ath9k_hw_btcoex_init_scheme(ah);
+
 	switch (ath9k_hw_get_btcoex_scheme(sc->sc_ah)) {
 	case ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_NONE:
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index cb46d41f2288cb94f4fedade7e49d9ff3facd2cc..f4b121f33132feabaf0da5e6fd9c8f48d6338fcd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2303,7 +2303,6 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	struct ath9k_hw_capabilities *pCap = &ah->caps;
 	struct ath_regulatory *regulatory = ath9k_hw_regulatory(ah);
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-	struct ath_btcoex_hw *btcoex_hw = &ah->btcoex_hw;
 	unsigned int chip_chainmask;
 
 	u16 eeval;
@@ -2422,30 +2421,6 @@ int ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	else
 		pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_4KB_SPLITTRANS;
 
-	if (common->btcoex_enabled) {
-		if (AR_SREV_9462(ah))
-			btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_MCI;
-		else if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
-			btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_3WIRE;
-			btcoex_hw->btactive_gpio = ATH_BTACTIVE_GPIO_9300;
-			btcoex_hw->wlanactive_gpio = ATH_WLANACTIVE_GPIO_9300;
-			btcoex_hw->btpriority_gpio = ATH_BTPRIORITY_GPIO_9300;
-		} else if (AR_SREV_9280_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
-			btcoex_hw->btactive_gpio = ATH_BTACTIVE_GPIO_9280;
-			btcoex_hw->wlanactive_gpio = ATH_WLANACTIVE_GPIO_9280;
-
-			if (AR_SREV_9285(ah)) {
-				btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_3WIRE;
-				btcoex_hw->btpriority_gpio =
-						ATH_BTPRIORITY_GPIO_9285;
-			} else {
-				btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_2WIRE;
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		btcoex_hw->scheme = ATH_BTCOEX_CFG_NONE;
-	}
-
 	if (AR_SREV_9300_20_OR_LATER(ah)) {
 		pCap->hw_caps |= ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA | ATH9K_HW_CAP_FASTCLOCK;
 		if (!AR_SREV_9330(ah) && !AR_SREV_9485(ah))