diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
index e22fea18bad6..550afbe8e96a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ static void bus_read_cachesize(struct ath_softc *sc, int *csz)
 
 static void ath_setcurmode(struct ath_softc *sc, enum wireless_mode mode)
 {
-	if (!sc->sc_curaid)
-		sc->cur_rate_table = sc->hw_rate_table[mode];
+	sc->cur_rate_table = sc->hw_rate_table[mode];
 	/*
 	 * All protection frames are transmited at 2Mb/s for
 	 * 11g, otherwise at 1Mb/s.