diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index 914dbc6b1720..c1e82f779544 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static bool ath_pci_eeprom_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data)
 	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *) common->priv;
 	struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata = sc->dev->platform_data;
 
-	if (pdata) {
+	if (pdata && !pdata->use_eeprom) {
 		if (off >= (ARRAY_SIZE(pdata->eeprom_data))) {
 			ath_err(common,
 				"%s: eeprom read failed, offset %08x is out of range\n",