1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
index dd1c639074c1..5bf82b9b523b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c
@@ -407,13 +407,12 @@ int iwl_add_station_common(struct iwl_priv *priv, const u8 *addr,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_add_station_common);
 
-static struct iwl_link_quality_cmd *iwl_sta_init_lq(struct iwl_priv *priv,
-                                                    u8 sta_id)
+static struct iwl_link_quality_cmd *iwl_sta_alloc_lq(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+                                                     u8 sta_id)
 {
         int i, r;
         struct iwl_link_quality_cmd *link_cmd;
         u32 rate_flags;
-        int ret = 0;
 
         link_cmd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct iwl_link_quality_cmd), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!link_cmd) {
@@ -459,10 +458,6 @@ static struct iwl_link_quality_cmd *iwl_sta_init_lq(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 
         link_cmd->sta_id = sta_id;
 
-        ret = iwl_send_lq_cmd(priv, link_cmd, CMD_SYNC, true);
-        if (ret)
-                IWL_ERR(priv, "Link quality command failed (%d)\n", ret);
-
         return link_cmd;
 }
 
@@ -493,12 +488,17 @@ int iwl_add_local_station(struct iwl_priv *priv, const u8 *addr, bool init_rs)
 
         if (init_rs) {
                 /* Set up default rate scaling table in device's station table */
-                link_cmd = iwl_sta_init_lq(priv, sta_id);
+                link_cmd = iwl_sta_alloc_lq(priv, sta_id);
                 if (!link_cmd) {
                         IWL_ERR(priv, "Unable to initialize rate scaling for station %pM.\n",
                                 addr);
                         return -ENOMEM;
                 }
+
+                ret = iwl_send_lq_cmd(priv, link_cmd, CMD_SYNC, true);
+                if (ret)
+                        IWL_ERR(priv, "Link quality command failed (%d)\n", ret);
+
                 spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->sta_lock, flags);
                 priv->stations[sta_id].lq = link_cmd;
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->sta_lock, flags);