diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/calib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/calib.c
index 1690759fe7b82dedff1b168d8d667ce688dd3c49..0e214f746a96ae8cde18057f664027c746c9fe11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/calib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/calib.c
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@ static bool getNoiseFloorThresh(struct ath_hal *ah,
 	case CHANNEL_A_HT20:
 	case CHANNEL_A_HT40PLUS:
 	case CHANNEL_A_HT40MINUS:
-		*nft = (int16_t)ath9k_hw_get_eeprom(ah, EEP_NFTHRESH_5);
+		*nft = (int8_t)ath9k_hw_get_eeprom(ah, EEP_NFTHRESH_5);
 		break;
 	case CHANNEL_B:
 	case CHANNEL_G:
 	case CHANNEL_G_HT20:
 	case CHANNEL_G_HT40PLUS:
 	case CHANNEL_G_HT40MINUS:
-		*nft = (int16_t)ath9k_hw_get_eeprom(ah, EEP_NFTHRESH_2);
+		*nft = (int8_t)ath9k_hw_get_eeprom(ah, EEP_NFTHRESH_2);
 		break;
 	default:
 		DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_CHANNEL,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
index 9b2fdc538a8d89a82a12f9d33500076e7556e268..180e541146593356ecd3f1e4306aa18f4284e0a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
@@ -1551,9 +1551,9 @@ u32 ath9k_hw_get_eeprom(struct ath_hal *ah,
 
 	switch (param) {
 	case EEP_NFTHRESH_5:
-		return -pModal[0].noiseFloorThreshCh[0];
+		return pModal[0].noiseFloorThreshCh[0];
 	case EEP_NFTHRESH_2:
-		return -pModal[1].noiseFloorThreshCh[0];
+		return pModal[1].noiseFloorThreshCh[0];
 	case AR_EEPROM_MAC(0):
 		return pBase->macAddr[0] << 8 | pBase->macAddr[1];
 	case AR_EEPROM_MAC(1):