diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
index 7be68db6f300..cdf90c40f11b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
@@ -3276,11 +3276,6 @@ while (0)
 	}
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Registered netdevice %s\n", dev_info, dev->name);
 
-#ifndef PRISM2_NO_PROCFS_DEBUG
-	create_proc_read_entry("registers", 0, local->proc,
-			       prism2_registers_proc_read, local);
-#endif /* PRISM2_NO_PROCFS_DEBUG */
-
 	hostap_init_data(local);
 	return dev;
 
@@ -3307,6 +3302,10 @@ static int hostap_hw_ready(struct net_device *dev)
 			netif_carrier_off(local->ddev);
 		}
 		hostap_init_proc(local);
+#ifndef PRISM2_NO_PROCFS_DEBUG
+		create_proc_read_entry("registers", 0, local->proc,
+				       prism2_registers_proc_read, local);
+#endif /* PRISM2_NO_PROCFS_DEBUG */
 		hostap_init_ap_proc(local);
 		return 0;
 	}