diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index 3c5b875cdee8..bff870799f64 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -1465,8 +1465,6 @@ static int rt2800pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
 	int retval;
 
-	rt2x00_set_chip_intf(rt2x00dev, RT2X00_CHIP_INTF_PCI);
-
 	rt2x00dev->priv = (void *)&rt2800pci_rt2800_ops;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
index ce2e893856c1..3168ad4437a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.c
@@ -1074,8 +1074,6 @@ static int rt2800usb_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
 	int retval;
 
-	rt2x00_set_chip_intf(rt2x00dev, RT2X00_CHIP_INTF_USB);
-
 	rt2x00dev->priv = (void *)&rt2800usb_rt2800_ops;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
index cdd5154bd4c0..ece70d72880f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ int rt2x00pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	rt2x00dev->irq = pci_dev->irq;
 	rt2x00dev->name = pci_name(pci_dev);
 
+	rt2x00_set_chip_intf(rt2x00dev, RT2X00_CHIP_INTF_PCI);
+
 	/*
 	 * Determine RT chipset by reading PCI header.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00soc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00soc.c
index 539568c48953..4abcfa6bf1b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00soc.c
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ int rt2x00soc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	rt2x00dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	rt2x00dev->name = pdev->dev.driver->name;
 
+	/*
+	 * SoC devices mimic PCI behavior.
+	 */
+	rt2x00_set_chip_intf(rt2x00dev, RT2X00_CHIP_INTF_PCI);
+
 	rt2x00_set_chip_rt(rt2x00dev, chipset);
 
 	retval = rt2x00soc_alloc_reg(rt2x00dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index c9cbdaa1073f..aa6c31d612a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -653,6 +653,8 @@ int rt2x00usb_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 	rt2x00dev->ops = ops;
 	rt2x00dev->hw = hw;
 
+	rt2x00_set_chip_intf(rt2x00dev, RT2X00_CHIP_INTF_USB);
+
 	retval = rt2x00usb_alloc_reg(rt2x00dev);
 	if (retval)
 		goto exit_free_device;