--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -926,23 +926,23 @@ static int __init ath9k_init(void)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
-	error = ath_pci_init();
+	error = ath_ahb_init();
 	if (error < 0) {
-		pr_err("No PCI devices found, driver not installed\n");
 		error = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_rate_unregister;
 	}
 
-	error = ath_ahb_init();
+	error = ath_pci_init();
 	if (error < 0) {
+		pr_err("No PCI devices found, driver not installed\n");
 		error = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_pci_exit;
+		goto err_ahb_exit;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
- err_pci_exit:
-	ath_pci_exit();
+ err_ahb_exit:
+	ath_ahb_exit();
 
  err_rate_unregister:
 	ath_rate_control_unregister();
