diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
index ceb1ca6..20f3e67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int wl1271_cmd_data_path(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 channel, bool enable)
+int wl1271_cmd_data_path(struct wl1271 *wl, bool enable)
 {
 	struct cmd_enabledisable_path *cmd;
 	int ret;
@@ -519,7 +519,8 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	cmd->channel = channel;
+	/* the channel here is only used for calibration, so hardcoded to 1 */
+	cmd->channel = 1;
 
 	if (enable) {
 		cmd_rx = CMD_ENABLE_RX;
@@ -532,22 +533,22 @@
 	ret = wl1271_cmd_send(wl, cmd_rx, cmd, sizeof(*cmd), 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		wl1271_error("rx %s cmd for channel %d failed",
-			     enable ? "start" : "stop", channel);
+			     enable ? "start" : "stop", cmd->channel);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_BOOT, "rx %s cmd channel %d",
-		     enable ? "start" : "stop", channel);
+		     enable ? "start" : "stop", cmd->channel);
 
 	ret = wl1271_cmd_send(wl, cmd_tx, cmd, sizeof(*cmd), 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		wl1271_error("tx %s cmd for channel %d failed",
-			     enable ? "start" : "stop", channel);
+			     enable ? "start" : "stop", cmd->channel);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_BOOT, "tx %s cmd channel %d",
-		     enable ? "start" : "stop", channel);
+		     enable ? "start" : "stop", cmd->channel);
 
 out:
 	kfree(cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h
index 057f925..09fe912 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 int wl1271_cmd_test(struct wl1271 *wl, void *buf, size_t buf_len, u8 answer);
 int wl1271_cmd_interrogate(struct wl1271 *wl, u16 id, void *buf, size_t len);
 int wl1271_cmd_configure(struct wl1271 *wl, u16 id, void *buf, size_t len);
-int wl1271_cmd_data_path(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 channel, bool enable);
+int wl1271_cmd_data_path(struct wl1271 *wl, bool enable);
 int wl1271_cmd_ps_mode(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 ps_mode);
 int wl1271_cmd_read_memory(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 addr, void *answer,
 			   size_t len);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c
index 39f01d8..bdd4a96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 		goto out_free_memmap;
 
 	/* Enable data path */
-	ret = wl1271_cmd_data_path(wl, wl->channel, 1);
+	ret = wl1271_cmd_data_path(wl, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free_memmap;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index fb222174..55a45d33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = wl1271_cmd_data_path(wl, wl->channel, 1);
+	ret = wl1271_cmd_data_path(wl, 1);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;