diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 2a29a7cdef18..2b8f61c210e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -919,7 +919,6 @@ static int ath9k_htc_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/* setup initial channel */
 	init_channel = ath9k_cmn_get_curchannel(hw, ah);
 
-	ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit(ah);
 	ret = ath9k_hw_reset(ah, init_channel, ah->caldata, false);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath_err(common,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index 780ecd8aff6e..d3df943ac124 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_defaults(struct ath_hw *ah)
 	ah->slottime = ATH9K_SLOT_TIME_9;
 	ah->globaltxtimeout = (u32) -1;
 	ah->power_mode = ATH9K_PM_UNDEFINED;
+	ah->htc_reset_init = true;
 }
 
 static int ath9k_hw_init_macaddr(struct ath_hw *ah)
@@ -2631,6 +2632,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_phy_disable(struct ath_hw *ah)
 		return false;
 
 	ath9k_hw_init_pll(ah, NULL);
+	ah->htc_reset_init = true;
 	return true;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_phy_disable);
@@ -2991,12 +2993,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath_gen_timer_isr);
 /* HTC  */
 /********/
 
-void ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit(struct ath_hw *ah)
-{
-	ah->htc_reset_init = true;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit);
-
 static struct {
 	u32 version;
 	const char * name;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
index 23c8dfae29f7..7ce60fb1d91e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
@@ -988,9 +988,6 @@ void ath_gen_timer_isr(struct ath_hw *hw);
 
 void ath9k_hw_name(struct ath_hw *ah, char *hw_name, size_t len);
 
-/* HTC */
-void ath9k_hw_htc_resetinit(struct ath_hw *ah);
-
 /* PHY */
 void ath9k_hw_get_delta_slope_vals(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 coef_scaled,
 				   u32 *coef_mantissa, u32 *coef_exponent);