diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
index 2a2a17df5fb3ae39270ab828abc595b443c42b56..f0a802e8b0deacd207eb1a52af99c2b14ce73262 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
 
 	ath9k_dfs_init_debug(sc);
 	ath9k_tx99_init_debug(sc);
-	ath9k_spectral_init_debug(sc);
+	ath9k_spectral_init_debug(sc, sc->debug.debugfs_phy);
 
 	debugfs_create_file("dma", S_IRUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_dma);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c
index 555fc2a6851e5a1eb9e11cd5e1815e2619369971..d2723803494d8f93326ab5444939525320ac44da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.c
@@ -514,30 +514,30 @@ void ath9k_spectral_deinit_debug(struct ath_softc *sc)
 	}
 }
 
-void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_softc *sc)
+void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_softc *sc, struct dentry *debugfs_phy)
 {
 	sc->spec_priv.rfs_chan_spec_scan = relay_open("spectral_scan",
-					    sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+					    debugfs_phy,
 					    1024, 256, &rfs_spec_scan_cb,
 					    NULL);
 	debugfs_create_file("spectral_scan_ctl",
 			    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
+			    debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_spec_scan_ctl);
 	debugfs_create_file("spectral_short_repeat",
 			    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
+			    debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_spectral_short_repeat);
 	debugfs_create_file("spectral_count",
 			    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
+			    debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_spectral_count);
 	debugfs_create_file("spectral_period",
 			    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
+			    debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_spectral_period);
 	debugfs_create_file("spectral_fft_period",
 			    S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
-			    sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
+			    debugfs_phy, sc,
 			    &fops_spectral_fft_period);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h
index dfe6f68cf5a3addff7e58101be873ec7c8bbef04..22695892963f1d75f2a58ae2c94eeff451f6932c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/spectral.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static inline u8 spectral_bitmap_weight(u8 *bins)
 	return bins[0] & 0x3f;
 }
 
-void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_softc *sc);
+void ath9k_spectral_init_debug(struct ath_softc *sc, struct dentry *debugfs_phy);
 void ath9k_spectral_deinit_debug(struct ath_softc *sc);
 
 void ath9k_spectral_scan_trigger(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);