diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c
index a4da7c830b12..e0ae1f4ea406 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_main.c
@@ -432,6 +432,21 @@ static int btmrvl_open(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int btmrvl_setup(struct hci_dev *hdev)
+{
+	struct btmrvl_private *priv = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
+
+	btmrvl_send_module_cfg_cmd(priv, MODULE_BRINGUP_REQ);
+
+	priv->btmrvl_dev.psmode = 1;
+	btmrvl_enable_ps(priv);
+
+	priv->btmrvl_dev.gpio_gap = 0xffff;
+	btmrvl_send_hscfg_cmd(priv);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * This function handles the event generated by firmware, rx data
  * received from firmware, and tx data sent from kernel.
@@ -525,8 +540,7 @@ int btmrvl_register_hdev(struct btmrvl_private *priv)
 	hdev->flush = btmrvl_flush;
 	hdev->send = btmrvl_send_frame;
 	hdev->ioctl = btmrvl_ioctl;
-
-	btmrvl_send_module_cfg_cmd(priv, MODULE_BRINGUP_REQ);
+	hdev->setup = btmrvl_setup;
 
 	hdev->dev_type = priv->btmrvl_dev.dev_type;
 
diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
index 00da6df9f71e..5b70bcb38a5e 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btmrvl_sdio.c
@@ -1046,12 +1046,6 @@ static int btmrvl_sdio_probe(struct sdio_func *func,
 		goto disable_host_int;
 	}
 
-	priv->btmrvl_dev.psmode = 1;
-	btmrvl_enable_ps(priv);
-
-	priv->btmrvl_dev.gpio_gap = 0xffff;
-	btmrvl_send_hscfg_cmd(priv);
-
 	return 0;
 
 disable_host_int: