diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
index c5b684622ed666a3919d7172cc735dedbbd54d71..68d80c437449b02c580fbfa0f8821d82df9c7a73 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops {
 	char rx_desc_size;
 	u8 has_s0s1:1;
 	u8 has_tx_report:1;
+	u8 gen2_thermal_meter:1;
 	u32 adda_1t_init;
 	u32 adda_1t_path_on;
 	u32 adda_2t_path_on_a;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
index 9a1994f49b7b817bc35959fecc3cd4c647fb88f3..99011999829a17f6cda5bcdcdfaabc43e4987227 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,7 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops rtl8192eu_fops = {
 	.tx_desc_size = sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_txdesc40),
 	.rx_desc_size = sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_rxdesc24),
 	.has_s0s1 = 0,
+	.gen2_thermal_meter = 1,
 	.adda_1t_init = 0x0fc01616,
 	.adda_1t_path_on = 0x0fc01616,
 	.adda_2t_path_on_a = 0x0fc01616,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c
index 0b6a6ca40b980e1bed63003cd546a95bdb7ce4c3..dd2c0f0ec0aabb4808849d86f820fb187ab6ec1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c
@@ -1667,6 +1667,7 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops rtl8723bu_fops = {
 	.rx_desc_size = sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_rxdesc24),
 	.has_s0s1 = 1,
 	.has_tx_report = 1,
+	.gen2_thermal_meter = 1,
 	.adda_1t_init = 0x01c00014,
 	.adda_1t_path_on = 0x01c00014,
 	.adda_2t_path_on_a = 0x01c00014,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index 81b95825bc848f492b74729aadc94bcb95d594b6..6de5b8f9340fc3c41a4a8ef152205a71eafc9623 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4195,7 +4195,7 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_init_device(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/*
 	 * This should enable thermal meter
 	 */
-	if (priv->fops->tx_desc_size == sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_txdesc40))
+	if (priv->fops->gen2_thermal_meter)
 		rtl8xxxu_write_rfreg(priv,
 				     RF_A, RF6052_REG_T_METER_8723B, 0x37cf8);
 	else