diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
index a753a431bb13f186b7587cb0b67c10e76699a7d2..a491854fa38aa7173c5b976c54da6551f4f96aa9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
@@ -542,7 +542,11 @@ static void ar9003_hw_prog_ini(struct ath_hw *ah,
 		u32 reg = INI_RA(iniArr, i, 0);
 		u32 val = INI_RA(iniArr, i, column);
 
-		REG_WRITE(ah, reg, val);
+		if (reg >= 0x16000 && reg < 0x17000)
+			ath9k_hw_analog_shift_regwrite(ah, reg, val);
+		else
+			REG_WRITE(ah, reg, val);
+
 		DO_DELAY(regWrites);
 	}
 }