--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
+@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int ath9k_hw_def_check_eeprom(str
+ struct ar5416_eeprom_def *eep =
+ (struct ar5416_eeprom_def *) &ah->eeprom.def;
+ struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+- u16 *eepdata, temp, magic, magic2;
++ u16 *eepdata, temp, magic;
+ u32 sum = 0, el;
+ bool need_swap = false;
+ int i, addr, size;
+@@ -277,27 +277,15 @@ static int ath9k_hw_def_check_eeprom(str
+ return false;
+ }
+
+- if (!ath9k_hw_use_flash(ah)) {
+- ath_dbg(common, EEPROM, "Read Magic = 0x%04X\n", magic);
+-
+- if (magic != AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC) {
+- magic2 = swab16(magic);
+-
+- if (magic2 == AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC) {
+- size = sizeof(struct ar5416_eeprom_def);
+- need_swap = true;
+- eepdata = (u16 *) (&ah->eeprom);
+-
+- for (addr = 0; addr < size / sizeof(u16); addr++) {
+- temp = swab16(*eepdata);
+- *eepdata = temp;
+- eepdata++;
+- }
+- } else {
+- ath_err(common,
+- "Invalid EEPROM Magic. Endianness mismatch.\n");
+- return -EINVAL;
+- }
++ if (swab16(magic) == AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC) {
++ size = sizeof(struct ar5416_eeprom_def);
++ need_swap = true;
++ eepdata = (u16 *) (&ah->eeprom);
++
++ for (addr = 0; addr < size / sizeof(u16); addr++) {
++ temp = swab16(*eepdata);
++ *eepdata = temp;
++ eepdata++;
+ }
+ }
+