diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 77ace8d72d5400429ac14242ab51a23568d567fb..fb702c48a233d9c34833abb62660012b485af919 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ static void ath9k_eeprom_request_cb(const struct firmware *eeprom_blob,
 static int ath9k_eeprom_request(struct ath_softc *sc, const char *name)
 {
 	struct ath9k_eeprom_ctx ec;
-	struct ath_hw *ah = ah = sc->sc_ah;
+	struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
 	int err;
 
 	/* try to load the EEPROM content asynchronously */