diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
index 04f363cb90fe..1476b42b52a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ int ath9k_wmi_connect(struct htc_target *htc, struct wmi *wmi,
 
 static int ath9k_wmi_cmd_issue(struct wmi *wmi,
 			       struct sk_buff *skb,
-			       enum wmi_cmd_id cmd, u16 len)
+			       enum wmi_cmd_id cmd, u16 len,
+			       u8 *rsp_buf, u32 rsp_len)
 {
 	struct wmi_cmd_hdr *hdr;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -293,6 +294,11 @@ static int ath9k_wmi_cmd_issue(struct wmi *wmi,
 	hdr->seq_no = cpu_to_be16(++wmi->tx_seq_id);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
+
+	/* record the rsp buffer and length */
+	wmi->cmd_rsp_buf = rsp_buf;
+	wmi->cmd_rsp_len = rsp_len;
+
 	wmi->last_seq_id = wmi->tx_seq_id;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wmi->wmi_lock, flags);
 
@@ -333,11 +339,7 @@ int ath9k_wmi_cmd(struct wmi *wmi, enum wmi_cmd_id cmd_id,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* record the rsp buffer and length */
-	wmi->cmd_rsp_buf = rsp_buf;
-	wmi->cmd_rsp_len = rsp_len;
-
-	ret = ath9k_wmi_cmd_issue(wmi, skb, cmd_id, cmd_len);
+	ret = ath9k_wmi_cmd_issue(wmi, skb, cmd_id, cmd_len, rsp_buf, rsp_len);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;