diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
index 2fecf06b078a153f44326a7d71d556bc78054842..8eb665ee974adb1608c88c9cf1dea47900511111 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
@@ -2452,6 +2452,7 @@ static void brcms_b_tx_fifo_resume(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw,
 	}
 }
 
+/* precondition: requires the mac core to be enabled */
 static void brcms_b_mute(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, bool on, u32 flags)
 {
 	static const u8 null_ether_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
@@ -3354,8 +3355,7 @@ static void brcms_b_coreinit(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 }
 
 void
-static brcms_b_init(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, u16 chanspec,
-			  bool mute) {
+static brcms_b_init(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, u16 chanspec) {
 	u32 macintmask;
 	bool fastclk;
 	struct brcms_c_info *wlc = wlc_hw->wlc;
@@ -3380,10 +3380,6 @@ static brcms_b_init(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, u16 chanspec,
 	/* core-specific initialization */
 	brcms_b_coreinit(wlc);
 
-	/* suspend the tx fifos and mute the phy for preism cac time */
-	if (mute)
-		brcms_b_mute(wlc_hw, ON, PHY_MUTE_FOR_PREISM);
-
 	/* band-specific inits */
 	brcms_b_bsinit(wlc, chanspec);
 
@@ -8261,7 +8257,7 @@ void brcms_c_init(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 {
 	struct d11regs __iomem *regs;
 	u16 chanspec;
-	bool mute = false;
+	bool mute_tx = false;
 
 	BCMMSG(wlc->wiphy, "wl%d\n", wlc->pub->unit);
 
@@ -8277,7 +8273,7 @@ void brcms_c_init(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 	else
 		chanspec = brcms_c_init_chanspec(wlc);
 
-	brcms_b_init(wlc->hw, chanspec, mute);
+	brcms_b_init(wlc->hw, chanspec);
 
 	/* update beacon listen interval */
 	brcms_c_bcn_li_upd(wlc);
@@ -8343,6 +8339,10 @@ void brcms_c_init(struct brcms_c_info *wlc)
 	/* ..now really unleash hell (allow the MAC out of suspend) */
 	brcms_c_enable_mac(wlc);
 
+	/* suspend the tx fifos and mute the phy for preism cac time */
+	if (mute_tx)
+		brcms_b_mute(wlc->hw, ON, PHY_MUTE_FOR_PREISM);
+
 	/* clear tx flow control */
 	brcms_c_txflowcontrol_reset(wlc);