diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c
index 5fdbb53b47e06bd7fc5031a5aaf5b0a01ad27047..dabafb874c36ad7da8f62a99fd69b64d45af8dc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_calib.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void ar9002_hw_iqcalibrate(struct ath_hw *ah, u8 numChains)
 			if (qCoff > 15)
 				qCoff = 15;
 			else if (qCoff <= -16)
-				qCoff = 16;
+				qCoff = -16;
 
 			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_CALIBRATE,
 				  "Chn %d : iCoff = 0x%x  qCoff = 0x%x\n",