diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
index d068df520e7adf0ac0c7abe06fd3d40079656098..bd7f6d7b199e1816900f64c1158720626f6a70e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/debug.c
@@ -938,7 +938,10 @@ static int open_file_eeprom(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < eesize; ++i) {
-		AR5K_EEPROM_READ(i, val);
+		if (!ath5k_hw_nvram_read(ah, i, &val)) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			goto freebuf;
+		}
 		buf[i] = val;
 	}