diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c
index 9dcfc6d1e865..2f0fb6a5bfdb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/boot.c
@@ -102,6 +102,24 @@ static void wl1271_boot_set_ecpu_ctrl(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 flag)
 	wl1271_write32(wl, ACX_REG_ECPU_CONTROL, cpu_ctrl);
 }
 
+static unsigned int wl12xx_get_fw_ver_quirks(struct wl1271 *wl)
+{
+	unsigned int quirks = 0;
+	unsigned int *fw_ver = wl->chip.fw_ver;
+
+	/* Only for wl127x */
+	if ((fw_ver[FW_VER_CHIP] == FW_VER_CHIP_WL127X) &&
+	    /* Check STA version */
+	    (((fw_ver[FW_VER_IF_TYPE] == FW_VER_IF_TYPE_STA) &&
+	      (fw_ver[FW_VER_MINOR] < FW_VER_MINOR_1_SPARE_STA_MIN)) ||
+	     /* Check AP version */
+	     ((fw_ver[FW_VER_IF_TYPE] == FW_VER_IF_TYPE_AP) &&
+	      (fw_ver[FW_VER_MINOR] < FW_VER_MINOR_1_SPARE_AP_MIN))))
+		quirks |= WL12XX_QUIRK_USE_2_SPARE_BLOCKS;
+
+	return quirks;
+}
+
 static void wl1271_parse_fw_ver(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -116,6 +134,9 @@ static void wl1271_parse_fw_ver(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		memset(wl->chip.fw_ver, 0, sizeof(wl->chip.fw_ver));
 		return;
 	}
+
+	/* Check if any quirks are needed with older fw versions */
+	wl->quirks |= wl12xx_get_fw_ver_quirks(wl);
 }
 
 static void wl1271_boot_fw_version(struct wl1271 *wl)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index ab3aa45db07b..2c03b4716d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1251,24 +1251,6 @@ static int wl1271_chip_wakeup(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static unsigned int wl1271_get_fw_ver_quirks(struct wl1271 *wl)
-{
-	unsigned int quirks = 0;
-	unsigned int *fw_ver = wl->chip.fw_ver;
-
-	/* Only for wl127x */
-	if ((fw_ver[FW_VER_CHIP] == FW_VER_CHIP_WL127X) &&
-	    /* Check STA version */
-	    (((fw_ver[FW_VER_IF_TYPE] == FW_VER_IF_TYPE_STA) &&
-	      (fw_ver[FW_VER_MINOR] < FW_VER_MINOR_1_SPARE_STA_MIN)) ||
-	     /* Check AP version */
-	     ((fw_ver[FW_VER_IF_TYPE] == FW_VER_IF_TYPE_AP) &&
-	      (fw_ver[FW_VER_MINOR] < FW_VER_MINOR_1_SPARE_AP_MIN))))
-		quirks |= WL12XX_QUIRK_USE_2_SPARE_BLOCKS;
-
-	return quirks;
-}
-
 int wl1271_plt_start(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
 	int retries = WL1271_BOOT_RETRIES;
@@ -1305,8 +1287,6 @@ int wl1271_plt_start(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		wl1271_notice("firmware booted in PLT mode (%s)",
 			      wl->chip.fw_ver_str);
 
-		/* Check if any quirks are needed with older fw versions */
-		wl->quirks |= wl1271_get_fw_ver_quirks(wl);
 		goto out;
 
 irq_disable:
@@ -1794,9 +1774,6 @@ static int wl1271_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	strncpy(wiphy->fw_version, wl->chip.fw_ver_str,
 		sizeof(wiphy->fw_version));
 
-	/* Check if any quirks are needed with older fw versions */
-	wl->quirks |= wl1271_get_fw_ver_quirks(wl);
-
 	/*
 	 * Now we know if 11a is supported (info from the NVS), so disable
 	 * 11a channels if not supported