3 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
index f24b1f4c3e29..9e62a569e816 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ahb.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ static int ath_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
         sc->mem = mem;
         sc->irq = irq;
 
+        /* Will be cleared in ath9k_start() */
+        sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_INVALID;
+
         ret = request_irq(irq, ath_isr, IRQF_SHARED, "ath9k", sc);
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(&pdev->dev, "request_irq failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 16d1efb4b8b2..5f78d7a5ff22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -534,8 +534,6 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc, u16 subsysid,
         int ret = 0, i;
         int csz = 0;
 
-        sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_INVALID;
-
         ah = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ath_hw), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!ah)
                 return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index 95b9a07597ef..4ae7b5f12029 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
         sc->dev = &pdev->dev;
         sc->mem = mem;
 
+        /* Will be cleared in ath9k_start() */
+        sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_INVALID;
+
         ret = request_irq(pdev->irq, ath_isr, IRQF_SHARED, "ath9k", sc);
         if (ret) {
                 dev_err(&pdev->dev, "request_irq failed\n");