diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
index a0398fe3eb284f94e650f4541e18bfcd6713e5ef..be3eb2a8d602ee9096cf2f7b798d4ea5807dba82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int irq;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct ath_hw *ah;
-	struct ath_common *common;
 	char hw_name[64];
 
 	if (!dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev)) {
@@ -146,9 +145,6 @@ static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	wiphy_info(hw->wiphy, "%s mem=0x%lx, irq=%d\n",
 		   hw_name, (unsigned long)mem, irq);
 
-	common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
-	/* Will be cleared in ath9k_start() */
-	set_bit(ATH_OP_INVALID, &common->op_flags);
 	return 0;
 
  err_irq:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index cbbb02a6b13b463c9bfdf8b1bad21f45cde0b4cd..36ae6490e5543af837f046f169115e3dd5d65d6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -783,6 +783,9 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 	common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	ath9k_set_hw_capab(sc, hw);
 
+	/* Will be cleared in ath9k_start() */
+	set_bit(ATH_OP_INVALID, &common->op_flags);
+
 	/* Initialize regulatory */
 	error = ath_regd_init(&common->regulatory, sc->hw->wiphy,
 			      ath9k_reg_notifier);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index 25304adece571d9d4e498df9398103a49ad08a7e..914dbc6b17208df991e92d3c3539508ea31f57ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -784,7 +784,6 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct ath_softc *sc;
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
-	struct ath_common *common;
 	u8 csz;
 	u32 val;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -877,10 +876,6 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	wiphy_info(hw->wiphy, "%s mem=0x%lx, irq=%d\n",
 		   hw_name, (unsigned long)sc->mem, pdev->irq);
 
-	/* Will be cleared in ath9k_start() */
-	common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
-	set_bit(ATH_OP_INVALID, &common->op_flags);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_init: