diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index a277cf6f339d4364413548f95e2f7fa5823ad45f..e204648a84fe8de555fb8767a9d3e3c523da1c65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -586,13 +586,12 @@ struct ath_ant_comb {
 
 #define SC_OP_INVALID                BIT(0)
 #define SC_OP_BEACONS                BIT(1)
-#define SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL             BIT(2)
-#define SC_OP_RXFLUSH                BIT(3)
-#define SC_OP_TSF_RESET              BIT(4)
-#define SC_OP_BT_PRIORITY_DETECTED   BIT(5)
-#define SC_OP_BT_SCAN                BIT(6)
-#define SC_OP_ANI_RUN                BIT(7)
-#define SC_OP_PRIM_STA_VIF           BIT(8)
+#define SC_OP_RXFLUSH                BIT(2)
+#define SC_OP_TSF_RESET              BIT(3)
+#define SC_OP_BT_PRIORITY_DETECTED   BIT(4)
+#define SC_OP_BT_SCAN                BIT(5)
+#define SC_OP_ANI_RUN                BIT(6)
+#define SC_OP_PRIM_STA_VIF           BIT(7)
 
 /* Powersave flags */
 #define PS_WAIT_FOR_BEACON        BIT(0)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 3809fc8ec8a419bcd02a691add9c5511259e51e0..d739c8e6a01211f706ce9e0c008849cb51f923ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void ath_start_ani(struct ath_common *common)
 	if (!(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_ANI_RUN))
 		return;
 
-	if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL)
+	if (sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL)
 		return;
 
 	common->ani.longcal_timer = timestamp;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static bool ath_complete_reset(struct ath_softc *sc, bool start)
 	ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah);
 	ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(ah);
 
-	if (!(sc->sc_flags & (SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL)) && start) {
+	if (!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL) && start) {
 		if (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_BEACONS)
 			ath_set_beacon(sc);
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int ath_reset_internal(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *hchan,
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&sc->sc_pcu_lock);
 
-	if (!(sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL)) {
+	if (!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL)) {
 		fastcc = false;
 		caldata = &sc->caldata;
 	}
@@ -1626,11 +1626,6 @@ static int ath9k_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		if (ah->curchan)
 			old_pos = ah->curchan - &ah->channels[0];
 
-		if (hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL)
-			sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL;
-		else
-			sc->sc_flags &= ~SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL;
-
 		ath_dbg(common, CONFIG, "Set channel: %d MHz type: %d\n",
 			curchan->center_freq, conf->channel_type);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index e1fcc68124dc3bc78359cf72e2da459ddf9c4560..18acdbcbb03f995d403dd802be1ba1840a8bc2ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static void ath_edma_start_recv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 	ath_opmode_init(sc);
 
-	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(sc->sc_ah, (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL));
+	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(sc->sc_ah, !!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL));
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);
 }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ int ath_startrecv(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 start_recv:
 	ath_opmode_init(sc);
-	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(ah, (sc->sc_flags & SC_OP_OFFCHANNEL));
+	ath9k_hw_startpcureceive(ah, !!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL));
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&sc->rx.rxbuflock);