diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
index c3bb1968bb5ea55156a85b4eb07562ef942c074c..973b576c0ad8d0b7d10828f34bd4a71b71aed4dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_4k_set_gain(struct ath_hw *ah,
 		REG_WRITE(ah, AR9285_AN_TOP4, (AR9285_AN_TOP4_DEFAULT | 0x14));
 }
 
-static bool ath9k_hw_4k_set_board_values(struct ath_hw *ah,
+static void ath9k_hw_4k_set_board_values(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					 struct ath9k_channel *chan)
 {
 	struct modal_eep_4k_header *pModal;
@@ -1378,8 +1378,6 @@ static bool ath9k_hw_4k_set_board_values(struct ath_hw *ah,
 				      AR_PHY_SETTLING_SWITCH,
 				      pModal->swSettleHt40);
 	}
-
-	return true;
 }
 
 static u16 ath9k_hw_4k_get_eeprom_antenna_cfg(struct ath_hw *ah,
@@ -1718,7 +1716,7 @@ static void ath9k_hw_def_set_gain(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	}
 }
 
-static bool ath9k_hw_def_set_board_values(struct ath_hw *ah,
+static void ath9k_hw_def_set_board_values(struct ath_hw *ah,
 					  struct ath9k_channel *chan)
 {
 	struct modal_eep_header *pModal;
@@ -1884,8 +1882,6 @@ static bool ath9k_hw_def_set_board_values(struct ath_hw *ah,
 			      AR_PHY_TX_DESIRED_SCALE_CCK,
 			      eep->baseEepHeader.desiredScaleCCK);
 	}
-
-	return true;
 }
 
 static void ath9k_hw_def_set_addac(struct ath_hw *ah,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.h
index 0a4b22a554d2f2cb3ccf0cf62b29295df9c6ee15..8e5b880d445dfcb68b0fe46131c205cb4b6769d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/eeprom.h
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ struct eeprom_ops {
 	u8 (*get_num_ant_config)(struct ath_hw *hw, enum ieee80211_band band);
 	u16 (*get_eeprom_antenna_cfg)(struct ath_hw *hw,
 				      struct ath9k_channel *chan);
-	bool (*set_board_values)(struct ath_hw *hw, struct ath9k_channel *chan);
+	void (*set_board_values)(struct ath_hw *hw, struct ath9k_channel *chan);
 	void (*set_addac)(struct ath_hw *hw, struct ath9k_channel *chan);
 	int (*set_txpower)(struct ath_hw *hw, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 			   u16 cfgCtl, u8 twiceAntennaReduction,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
index 3dd054b21f5a585f00104220ac1107553054b381..78e5763f7c1ae5f852be15fe71ad7f8bcd74d10c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -2277,11 +2277,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_reset(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan,
 	else
 		ath9k_hw_spur_mitigate(ah, chan);
 
-	if (!ah->eep_ops->set_board_values(ah, chan)) {
-		DPRINTF(ah->ah_sc, ATH_DBG_EEPROM,
-			"error setting board options\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
+	ah->eep_ops->set_board_values(ah, chan);
 
 	ath9k_hw_decrease_chain_power(ah, chan);