diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index d10bea64fce3..f36f804804fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -2744,8 +2744,8 @@ int iwl_mac_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 		if ((le16_to_cpu(priv->staging_rxon.channel) != ch))
 			priv->staging_rxon.flags = 0;
 
-		iwl_set_rxon_ht(priv, ht_conf);
 		iwl_set_rxon_channel(priv, conf->channel);
+		iwl_set_rxon_ht(priv, ht_conf);
 
 		iwl_set_flags_for_band(priv, conf->channel->band);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);