diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index aabe166..4199560 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 		goto conn_fail;
 
 	/* Start HTC */
-	status = ath10k_htc_start(ar->htc);
+	status = ath10k_htc_start(&ar->htc);
 	if (status)
 		goto conn_fail;
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	return 0;
 
 timeout:
-	ath10k_htc_stop(ar->htc);
+	ath10k_htc_stop(&ar->htc);
 conn_fail:
 	return status;
 }
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@
 
 int ath10k_core_register(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
-	struct ath10k_htc_ops htc_ops;
 	struct bmi_target_info target_info;
 	int status;
 
@@ -534,26 +533,26 @@
 	if (status)
 		goto err;
 
-	htc_ops.target_send_suspend_complete = ath10k_send_suspend_complete;
+	ar->htc.htc_ops.target_send_suspend_complete =
+		ath10k_send_suspend_complete;
 
-	ar->htc = ath10k_htc_create(ar, &htc_ops);
-	if (IS_ERR(ar->htc)) {
-		status = PTR_ERR(ar->htc);
-		ath10k_err("could not create HTC (%d)\n", status);
+	status = ath10k_htc_init(ar);
+	if (status) {
+		ath10k_err("could not init HTC (%d)\n", status);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
 	status = ath10k_bmi_done(ar);
 	if (status)
-		goto err_htc_destroy;
+		goto err;
 
 	status = ath10k_wmi_attach(ar);
 	if (status) {
 		ath10k_err("WMI attach failed: %d\n", status);
-		goto err_htc_destroy;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
-	status = ath10k_htc_wait_target(ar->htc);
+	status = ath10k_htc_wait_target(&ar->htc);
 	if (status)
 		goto err_wmi_detach;
 
@@ -605,13 +604,11 @@
 err_unregister_mac:
 	ath10k_mac_unregister(ar);
 err_disconnect_htc:
-	ath10k_htc_stop(ar->htc);
+	ath10k_htc_stop(&ar->htc);
 err_htt_detach:
 	ath10k_htt_detach(ar->htt);
 err_wmi_detach:
 	ath10k_wmi_detach(ar);
-err_htc_destroy:
-	ath10k_htc_destroy(ar->htc);
 err:
 	return status;
 }
@@ -623,10 +620,9 @@
 	 * Otherwise we will fail to submit commands to FW and mac80211 will be
 	 * unhappy about callback failures. */
 	ath10k_mac_unregister(ar);
-	ath10k_htc_stop(ar->htc);
+	ath10k_htc_stop(&ar->htc);
 	ath10k_htt_detach(ar->htt);
 	ath10k_wmi_detach(ar);
-	ath10k_htc_destroy(ar->htc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath10k_core_unregister);