diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
index a17eb130f57431e104a9141596037cfe9ef7e31e..3d879e7a8ea6df3a1738c3c8618e0c468f5ad74f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -85,29 +85,6 @@ static const struct hal_percal_data adc_init_dc_cal = {
 	ath9k_hw_adc_dccal_calibrate
 };
 
-static const struct ath_hal ar5416hal = {
-	AR5416_MAGIC,
-	0,
-	0,
-	NULL,
-	NULL,
-	CTRY_DEFAULT,
-	0,
-	0,
-	0,
-	0,
-	0,
-	{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-	},
-};
-
 static struct ath9k_rate_table ar5416_11a_table = {
 	8,
 	{0},
@@ -1196,11 +1173,12 @@ static struct ath_hal_5416 *ath9k_hw_newstate(u16 devid,
 
 	ah = &ahp->ah;
 
-	memcpy(&ahp->ah, &ar5416hal, sizeof(struct ath_hal));
-
 	ah->ah_sc = sc;
 	ah->ah_sh = mem;
 
+	ah->ah_magic = AR5416_MAGIC;
+	ah->ah_countryCode = CTRY_DEFAULT;
+
 	ah->ah_devid = devid;
 	ah->ah_subvendorid = 0;