diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
index 165be6abcc967e9cca4a9e3e0b8dab184a44f846..2ffadd22c25939146be07d4216b93c8960d249a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/init.c
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ static void mt7915_mac_init(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
 				       MT_WTBL_UPDATE_ADM_COUNT_CLEAR);
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
 		mt7915_mac_init_band(dev, i);
-
-	mt7915_mcu_set_rts_thresh(&dev->phy, 0x92b);
 }
 
 static int mt7915_txbf_init(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
@@ -295,7 +293,6 @@ static void mt7915_init_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	mt7915_mac_init(dev);
 	mt7915_init_txpower(dev);
 	mt7915_txbf_init(dev);
-	mt7915_register_ext_phy(dev);
 }
 
 static int mt7915_init_hardware(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
@@ -677,6 +674,10 @@ int mt7915_register_device(struct mt7915_dev *dev)
 
 	ieee80211_queue_work(mt76_hw(dev), &dev->init_work);
 
+	ret = mt7915_register_ext_phy(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	return mt7915_init_debugfs(dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
index 255f87aa18307e1bb4e6e0857598dcc163e2c38d..cde8c1ce3ae09c5996431d1abb00b02e45013e39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7915/main.c
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ static int mt7915_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		mt7915_mac_enable_nf(dev, 1);
 	}
 
+	ret = mt7915_mcu_set_rts_thresh(phy, 0x92b);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = mt7915_mcu_set_sku_en(phy, true);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;