diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-wmac.c b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-wmac.c
index e21507052066fbfe5aaec7185286376f2eaf4d02..9c717bf98ffe629f9f9c4061bd49b9114a9a99f5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/dev-wmac.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/dev-wmac.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static void __init ar913x_wmac_setup(void)
 
 static int ar933x_wmac_reset(void)
 {
-	ath79_device_reset_clear(AR933X_RESET_WMAC);
 	ath79_device_reset_set(AR933X_RESET_WMAC);
+	ath79_device_reset_clear(AR933X_RESET_WMAC);
 
 	return 0;
 }