--- /dev/null
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+@@ -1165,9 +1165,6 @@ static int ath10k_core_fetch_firmware_fi
+ {
+ int ret;
+
+- /* calibration file is optional, don't check for any errors */
+- ath10k_fetch_cal_file(ar);
+-
+ ar->fw_api = 5;
+ ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "trying fw api %d\n", ar->fw_api);
+
+@@ -1870,6 +1867,9 @@ static int ath10k_core_probe_fw(struct a
+ goto err_power_down;
+ }
+
++ /* calibration file is optional, don't check for any errors */
++ int calret = ath10k_fetch_cal_file(ar);
++
+ ret = ath10k_core_fetch_firmware_files(ar);
+ if (ret) {
+ ath10k_err(ar, "could not fetch firmware files (%d)\n", ret);
+@@ -1892,11 +1892,14 @@ static int ath10k_core_probe_fw(struct a
+ "could not load pre cal data: %d\n", ret);
+ }
+
+- ret = ath10k_core_get_board_id_from_otp(ar);
+- if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
+- ath10k_err(ar, "failed to get board id from otp: %d\n",
+- ret);
+- goto err_free_firmware_files;
++ /* otp and board file not needed if calibration data is present */
++ if (calret) {
++ ret = ath10k_core_get_board_id_from_otp(ar);
++ if (ret && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP) {
++ ath10k_err(ar, "failed to get board id from otp: %d\n",
++ ret);
++ return ret;
++ }
+ }
+
+ ret = ath10k_core_fetch_board_file(ar);