--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -3271,6 +3271,18 @@ static bool ar9300_check_eeprom_header(s
 	return ar9300_check_header(header);
 }
 
+static int ar9300_eeprom_restore_flash(struct ath_hw *ah, u8 *mptr,
+				       int mdata_size)
+{
+	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+	u16 *data = (u16 *) mptr;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < mdata_size / 2; i++, data++)
+		ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, i, data);
+
+	return 0;
+}
 /*
  * Read the configuration data from the eeprom.
  * The data can be put in any specified memory buffer.
@@ -3293,6 +3305,9 @@ static int ar9300_eeprom_restore_interna
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	eeprom_read_op read;
 
+	if (ath9k_hw_use_flash(ah))
+		return ar9300_eeprom_restore_flash(ah, mptr, mdata_size);
+
 	word = kzalloc(2048, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!word)
 		return -1;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -419,10 +419,6 @@ static void ath9k_hw_init_defaults(struc
 	ah->hw_version.magic = AR5416_MAGIC;
 	ah->hw_version.subvendorid = 0;
 
-	ah->ah_flags = 0;
-	if (!AR_SREV_9100(ah))
-		ah->ah_flags = AH_USE_EEPROM;
-
 	ah->atim_window = 0;
 	ah->sta_id1_defaults =
 		AR_STA_ID1_CRPT_MIC_ENABLE |
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -533,6 +533,9 @@ static int ath9k_init_softc(u16 devid, s
 	ah->hw_version.subsysid = subsysid;
 	sc->sc_ah = ah;
 
+	if (!sc->dev->platform_data)
+		ah->ah_flags |= AH_USE_EEPROM;
+
 	common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	common->ops = &ath9k_common_ops;
 	common->bus_ops = bus_ops;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/nl80211.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/ath9k_platform.h>
 #include "ath9k.h"
 
 static DEFINE_PCI_DEVICE_TABLE(ath_pci_id_table) = {
@@ -53,21 +54,36 @@ static void ath_pci_read_cachesize(struc
 
 static bool ath_pci_eeprom_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data)
 {
-	struct ath_hw *ah = (struct ath_hw *) common->ah;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = (struct ath_softc *) common->priv;
+	struct ath9k_platform_data *pdata = sc->dev->platform_data;
 
-	common->ops->read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_OFFSET + (off << AR5416_EEPROM_S));
+	if (pdata) {
+		if (off >= (ARRAY_SIZE(pdata->eeprom_data))) {
+			ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_FATAL,
+				  "%s: eeprom read failed, offset %08x "
+				  "is out of range\n",
+				  __func__, off);
+		}
+
+		*data = pdata->eeprom_data[off];
+	} else {
+		struct ath_hw *ah = (struct ath_hw *) common->ah;
+
+		common->ops->read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_OFFSET +
+				      (off << AR5416_EEPROM_S));
+
+		if (!ath9k_hw_wait(ah,
+				   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA,
+				   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_BUSY |
+				   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_PROT_ACCESS, 0,
+				   AH_WAIT_TIMEOUT)) {
+			return false;
+		}
 
-	if (!ath9k_hw_wait(ah,
-			   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA,
-			   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_BUSY |
-			   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_PROT_ACCESS, 0,
-			   AH_WAIT_TIMEOUT)) {
-		return false;
+		*data = MS(common->ops->read(ah, AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA),
+			   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_VAL);
 	}
 
-	*data = MS(common->ops->read(ah, AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA),
-		   AR_EEPROM_STATUS_DATA_VAL);
-
 	return true;
 }