diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index 29ce868b1f1c..1416562e4d19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -1315,17 +1315,21 @@ static inline unsigned int ath5k_hw_clocktoh(unsigned int clock, bool turbo)
 	return turbo ? (clock / 80) : (clock / 40);
 }
 
-/*
- * Read from a register
- */
+static inline struct ath_common *ath5k_hw_common(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
+{
+        return &ah->common;
+}
+
+static inline struct ath_regulatory *ath5k_hw_regulatory(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
+{
+        return &(ath5k_hw_common(ah)->regulatory);
+}
+
 static inline u32 ath5k_hw_reg_read(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u16 reg)
 {
 	return ioread32(ah->ah_iobase + reg);
 }
 
-/*
- * Write to a register
- */
 static inline void ath5k_hw_reg_write(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u32 val, u16 reg)
 {
 	iowrite32(val, ah->ah_iobase + reg);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 3cb07520d47b..13bbf3dfc6c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -437,6 +437,22 @@ ath5k_chip_name(enum ath5k_srev_type type, u_int16_t val)
 
 	return name;
 }
+static unsigned int ath5k_ioread32(void *hw_priv, u32 reg_offset)
+{
+	struct ath5k_hw *ah = (struct ath5k_hw *) hw_priv;
+	return ath5k_hw_reg_read(ah, reg_offset);
+}
+
+static void ath5k_iowrite32(void *hw_priv, u32 val, u32 reg_offset)
+{
+	struct ath5k_hw *ah = (struct ath5k_hw *) hw_priv;
+	ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, val, reg_offset);
+}
+
+static const struct ath_ops ath5k_common_ops = {
+	.read = ath5k_ioread32,
+	.write = ath5k_iowrite32,
+};
 
 static int __devinit
 ath5k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
@@ -576,6 +592,7 @@ ath5k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	sc->ah->ah_sc = sc;
 	sc->ah->ah_iobase = sc->iobase;
 	common = ath5k_hw_common(sc->ah);
+	common->ops = &ath5k_common_ops;
 	common->cachelsz = csz << 2; /* convert to bytes */
 
 	/* Initialize device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
index 005d25f2e130..b14ba07e9157 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.h
@@ -201,15 +201,4 @@ struct ath5k_softc {
 #define ath5k_hw_hasveol(_ah) \
 	(ath5k_hw_get_capability(_ah, AR5K_CAP_VEOL, 0, NULL) == 0)
 
-static inline struct ath_common *ath5k_hw_common(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
-{
-	return &ah->common;
-}
-
-static inline struct ath_regulatory *ath5k_hw_regulatory(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
-{
-	return &(ath5k_hw_common(ah)->regulatory);
-
-}
-
 #endif