diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 989eb7484cbc..e4fcec50009a 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 2e8d397eeeb1f5bd932d20d6abc020afe7e63b0b
+refs/heads/master: aaa1ec46b3be258b851477024fb41e140b14d1a6
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index dee9e092449a..3e2283970ee3 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ static void ath9k_init_misc(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 	setup_timer(&common->ani.timer, ath_ani_calibrate, (unsigned long)sc);
 
+	sc->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
 	sc->config.txpowlimit = ATH_TXPOWER_MAX;
 	memcpy(common->bssidmask, ath_bcast_mac, ETH_ALEN);
 	sc->beacon.slottime = ATH9K_SLOT_TIME_9;
@@ -560,6 +561,12 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 	tasklet_init(&sc->bcon_tasklet, ath_beacon_tasklet,
 		     (unsigned long)sc);
 
+	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_reset_work, ath_reset_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_check_work, ath_hw_check);
+	INIT_WORK(&sc->paprd_work, ath_paprd_calibrate);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sc->hw_pll_work, ath_hw_pll_work);
+	setup_timer(&sc->rx_poll_timer, ath_rx_poll, (unsigned long)sc);
+
 	/*
 	 * Cache line size is used to size and align various
 	 * structures used to communicate with the hardware.
@@ -782,11 +789,6 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 		ARRAY_SIZE(ath9k_tpt_blink));
 #endif
 
-	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_reset_work, ath_reset_work);
-	INIT_WORK(&sc->hw_check_work, ath_hw_check);
-	INIT_WORK(&sc->paprd_work, ath_paprd_calibrate);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sc->hw_pll_work, ath_hw_pll_work);
-
 	/* Register with mac80211 */
 	error = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
 	if (error)
@@ -805,9 +807,6 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
 			goto error_world;
 	}
 
-	setup_timer(&sc->rx_poll_timer, ath_rx_poll, (unsigned long)sc);
-	sc->last_rssi = ATH_RSSI_DUMMY_MARKER;
-
 	ath_init_leds(sc);
 	ath_start_rfkill_poll(sc);