diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
index 61f5d36..846a2e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -2249,6 +2249,16 @@
 	/*like read eeprom and so on */
 	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->read_eeprom_info(hw);
 
+	if (rtlpriv->cfg->ops->init_sw_vars(hw)) {
+		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG, "Can't init_sw_vars\n");
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto fail3;
+	}
+	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->init_sw_leds(hw);
+
+	/*aspm */
+	rtl_pci_init_aspm(hw);
+
 	/* Init mac80211 sw */
 	err = rtl_init_core(hw);
 	if (err) {
@@ -2264,16 +2274,6 @@
 		goto fail3;
 	}
 
-	if (rtlpriv->cfg->ops->init_sw_vars(hw)) {
-		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG, "Can't init_sw_vars\n");
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto fail3;
-	}
-	rtlpriv->cfg->ops->init_sw_leds(hw);
-
-	/*aspm */
-	rtl_pci_init_aspm(hw);
-
 	err = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
 	if (err) {
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,