diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c
index 9fa6d22179b5..6fbd376098d7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_mci.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,9 @@ void ar9003_mci_2g5g_switch(struct ath_hw *ah, bool force)
 
 		if (!(mci->config & ATH_MCI_CONFIG_DISABLE_OSLA))
 			ar9003_mci_osla_setup(ah, true);
-		REG_WRITE(ah, AR_SELFGEN_MASK, 0x02);
+
+		if (AR_SREV_9462(ah))
+			REG_WRITE(ah, AR_SELFGEN_MASK, 0x02);
 	} else {
 		ar9003_mci_send_lna_take(ah, true);
 		udelay(5);