diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
index 0155653b7105b6fc57afa52cb5ce7d7e4a321242..7b8b21212bf79a6648ee07a9756e5b8b2549cf9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251_main.c
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ static int wl1251_chip_wakeup(struct wl1251 *wl)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* No NVS from netlink, try to get it from the filesystem */
-	if (wl->nvs == NULL) {
+	if (wl->nvs == NULL && !wl->use_eeprom) {
+		/* No NVS from netlink, try to get it from the filesystem */
 		ret = wl1251_fetch_nvs(wl);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;