diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c
index 48ac08c429bd..a6a26497dc13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ int wl12xx_boot_run_firmware(struct wl12xx *wl)
 	wl12xx_debug(DEBUG_MAILBOX, "cmd_box_addr 0x%x event_box_addr 0x%x",
 		     wl->cmd_box_addr, wl->event_box_addr);
 
+	wl->chip.op_fw_version(wl);
+
 	/*
 	 * in case of full asynchronous mode the firmware event must be
 	 * ready to receive event from the command mailbox
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.c
index e484a231e6e5..b793325d619e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1251.c
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ static int wl1251_boot(struct wl12xx *wl)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Get and save the firmware version */
-	wl12xx_acx_fw_version(wl, wl->chip.fw_ver, sizeof(wl->chip.fw_ver));
-
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -394,6 +391,11 @@ static void wl1251_target_enable_interrupts(struct wl12xx *wl)
 	wl12xx_boot_target_enable_interrupts(wl);
 }
 
+static void wl1251_fw_version(struct wl12xx *wl)
+{
+	wl12xx_acx_fw_version(wl, wl->chip.fw_ver, sizeof(wl->chip.fw_ver));
+}
+
 static void wl1251_irq_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	u32 intr;
@@ -709,6 +711,7 @@ void wl1251_setup(struct wl12xx *wl)
 	wl->chip.op_target_enable_interrupts = wl1251_target_enable_interrupts;
 	wl->chip.op_hw_init = wl1251_hw_init;
 	wl->chip.op_plt_init = wl1251_plt_init;
+	wl->chip.op_fw_version = wl1251_fw_version;
 
 	wl->chip.p_table = wl1251_part_table;
 	wl->chip.acx_reg_table = wl1251_acx_reg_table;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
index b87421461a7d..32f62a699b2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ struct wl12xx_chip {
 	void (*op_target_enable_interrupts)(struct wl12xx *wl);
 	int (*op_hw_init)(struct wl12xx *wl);
 	int (*op_plt_init)(struct wl12xx *wl);
+	void (*op_fw_version)(struct wl12xx *wl);
 
 	struct wl12xx_partition_set *p_table;
 	enum wl12xx_acx_int_reg *acx_reg_table;