diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 633fe8b6f5f7feba3035c981fcaf25b27e2dcc5e..08715299f75d5e542e94a27fc2f24fa6c4a6138d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -898,26 +898,22 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_11a_eeprom_fix(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 int ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
-	int r;
+	int r = 0;
 
-	if (!ath9k_hw_devid_supported(ah->hw_version.devid)) {
-		r = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto bad;
-	}
+	if (!ath9k_hw_devid_supported(ah->hw_version.devid))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ath9k_hw_init_defaults(ah);
 	ath9k_hw_init_config(ah);
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_set_reset_reg(ah, ATH9K_RESET_POWER_ON)) {
 		DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_FATAL, "Couldn't reset chip\n");
-		r = -EIO;
-		goto bad;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_setpower(ah, ATH9K_PM_AWAKE)) {
 		DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_FATAL, "Couldn't wakeup chip\n");
-		r = -EIO;
-		goto bad;
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	if (ah->config.serialize_regmode == SER_REG_MODE_AUTO) {
@@ -939,8 +935,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 			"Mac Chip Rev 0x%02x.%x is not supported by "
 			"this driver\n", ah->hw_version.macVersion,
 			ah->hw_version.macRev);
-		r = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto bad;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
 	if (AR_SREV_9100(ah)) {
@@ -965,7 +960,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	r = ath9k_hw_post_init(ah);
 	if (r)
-		goto bad;
+		return r;
 
 	ath9k_hw_init_mode_gain_regs(ah);
 	ath9k_hw_fill_cap_info(ah);
@@ -975,7 +970,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	if (r) {
 		DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			"Failed to initialize MAC address\n");
-		goto bad;
+		return r;
 	}
 
 	if (AR_SREV_9285(ah))
@@ -986,9 +981,6 @@ int ath9k_hw_init(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	ath9k_init_nfcal_hist_buffer(ah);
 
 	return 0;
-bad:
-	ath9k_hw_detach(ah);
-	return r;
 }
 
 static void ath9k_hw_init_bb(struct ath_hw *ah,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index d3d2cb667dc665666b0170da6409fe1e49626e32..a5475b7a59defe2976745135b06ab5a79e7ded85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1520,8 +1520,7 @@ static int ath_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
 		if (ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, i))
 			ath_tx_cleanupq(sc, &sc->tx.txq[i]);
 bad:
-	if (ah)
-		ath9k_hw_detach(ah);
+	ath9k_hw_detach(ah);
 	sc->sc_ah = NULL;
 bad_no_ah:
 	ath9k_exit_debug(sc);