diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
index 11082b4..562186c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -3001,24 +3001,24 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static bool ar9300_eeprom_read_byte(struct ath_common *common, int address,
+static bool ar9300_eeprom_read_byte(struct ath_hw *ah, int address,
 				    u8 *buffer)
 {
 	u16 val;
 
-	if (unlikely(!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, address / 2, &val)))
+	if (unlikely(!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, address / 2, &val)))
 		return false;
 
 	*buffer = (val >> (8 * (address % 2))) & 0xff;
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool ar9300_eeprom_read_word(struct ath_common *common, int address,
+static bool ar9300_eeprom_read_word(struct ath_hw *ah, int address,
 				    u8 *buffer)
 {
 	u16 val;
 
-	if (unlikely(!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, address / 2, &val)))
+	if (unlikely(!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, address / 2, &val)))
 		return false;
 
 	buffer[0] = val >> 8;
@@ -3044,14 +3044,14 @@
 	 * the 16-bit word at that address
 	 */
 	if (address % 2 == 0) {
-		if (!ar9300_eeprom_read_byte(common, address--, buffer++))
+		if (!ar9300_eeprom_read_byte(ah, address--, buffer++))
 			goto error;
 
 		count--;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count / 2; i++) {
-		if (!ar9300_eeprom_read_word(common, address, buffer))
+		if (!ar9300_eeprom_read_word(ah, address, buffer))
 			goto error;
 
 		address -= 2;
@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (count % 2)
-		if (!ar9300_eeprom_read_byte(common, address, buffer))
+		if (!ar9300_eeprom_read_byte(ah, address, buffer))
 			goto error;
 
 	return true;
@@ -3236,12 +3236,11 @@
 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);
+		ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, i, data);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
index bf52ae1..eb9ac5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.c
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@
 	}
 }
 
-bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data)
+bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 off, u16 *data)
 {
+	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	bool ret;
 
 	ret = common->bus_ops->eeprom_read(common, off, data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.h
index 319c651..40d4f62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom.h
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
 			     int16_t targetRight);
 bool ath9k_hw_get_lower_upper_index(u8 target, u8 *pList, u16 listSize,
 				    u16 *indexL, u16 *indexR);
-bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_common *common, u32 off, u16 *data);
+bool ath9k_hw_nvram_read(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 off, u16 *data);
 void ath9k_hw_usb_gen_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah, u16 *eep_data,
 				  int eep_start_loc, int size);
 void ath9k_hw_fill_vpd_table(u8 pwrMin, u8 pwrMax, u8 *pPwrList,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c
index 17c843d..c2bfd748 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_4k.c
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@
 
 static bool __ath9k_hw_4k_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	u16 *eep_data = (u16 *)&ah->eeprom.map4k;
 	int addr, eep_start_loc = 64;
 
 	for (addr = 0; addr < SIZE_EEPROM_4K; addr++) {
-		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + eep_start_loc,
-					 eep_data))
+		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, addr + eep_start_loc, eep_data))
 			return false;
 		eep_data++;
 	}
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@
 
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_use_flash(ah)) {
-		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC_OFFSET,
+		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC_OFFSET,
 					 &magic)) {
 			ath_err(common, "Reading Magic # failed\n");
 			return false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
index f2c32bc..3ae1f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_9287.c
@@ -33,14 +33,12 @@
 static bool __ath9k_hw_ar9287_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
 	struct ar9287_eeprom *eep = &ah->eeprom.map9287;
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	u16 *eep_data;
 	int addr, eep_start_loc = AR9287_EEP_START_LOC;
 	eep_data = (u16 *)eep;
 
 	for (addr = 0; addr < SIZE_EEPROM_AR9287; addr++) {
-		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + eep_start_loc,
-					 eep_data))
+		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, addr + eep_start_loc, eep_data))
 			return false;
 		eep_data++;
 	}
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_use_flash(ah)) {
-		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC_OFFSET,
+		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC_OFFSET,
 					 &magic)) {
 			ath_err(common, "Reading Magic # failed\n");
 			return false;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
index 2654f74..1c25368 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/eeprom_def.c
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@
 
 static bool __ath9k_hw_def_fill_eeprom(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 	u16 *eep_data = (u16 *)&ah->eeprom.def;
 	int addr, ar5416_eep_start_loc = 0x100;
 
 	for (addr = 0; addr < SIZE_EEPROM_DEF; addr++) {
-		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, addr + ar5416_eep_start_loc,
+		if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, addr + ar5416_eep_start_loc,
 					 eep_data))
 			return false;
 		eep_data++;
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@
 	bool need_swap = false;
 	int i, addr, size;
 
-	if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(common, AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC_OFFSET, &magic)) {
+	if (!ath9k_hw_nvram_read(ah, AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC_OFFSET, &magic)) {
 		ath_err(common, "Reading Magic # failed\n");
 		return false;
 	}