diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index b544314..e99bcac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -924,24 +924,25 @@
 	qual->false_cca = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, STA_CSR1_FALSE_CCA_ERROR);
 }
 
-static inline void rt73usb_set_vgc(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, u8 vgc_level)
+static inline void rt73usb_set_vgc(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
+				   struct link_qual *qual, u8 vgc_level)
 {
-	if (rt2x00dev->link.vgc_level != vgc_level) {
+	if (qual->vgc_level != vgc_level) {
 		rt73usb_bbp_write(rt2x00dev, 17, vgc_level);
-		rt2x00dev->link.vgc_level = vgc_level;
-		rt2x00dev->link.vgc_level_reg = vgc_level;
+		qual->vgc_level = vgc_level;
+		qual->vgc_level_reg = vgc_level;
 	}
 }
 
-static void rt73usb_reset_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
+static void rt73usb_reset_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
+				struct link_qual *qual)
 {
-	rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, 0x20);
+	rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual, 0x20);
 }
 
-static void rt73usb_link_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
+static void rt73usb_link_tuner(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
+			       struct link_qual *qual, const u32 count)
 {
-	struct link *link = &rt2x00dev->link;
-	int rssi = rt2x00_get_link_rssi(link);
 	u8 up_bound;
 	u8 low_bound;
 
@@ -957,10 +958,10 @@
 			up_bound += 0x10;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (rssi > -82) {
+		if (qual->rssi > -82) {
 			low_bound = 0x1c;
 			up_bound = 0x40;
-		} else if (rssi > -84) {
+		} else if (qual->rssi > -84) {
 			low_bound = 0x1c;
 			up_bound = 0x20;
 		} else {
@@ -984,32 +985,32 @@
 	/*
 	 * Special big-R17 for very short distance
 	 */
-	if (rssi > -35) {
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, 0x60);
+	if (qual->rssi > -35) {
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual, 0x60);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Special big-R17 for short distance
 	 */
-	if (rssi >= -58) {
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, up_bound);
+	if (qual->rssi >= -58) {
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual, up_bound);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Special big-R17 for middle-short distance
 	 */
-	if (rssi >= -66) {
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, low_bound + 0x10);
+	if (qual->rssi >= -66) {
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual, low_bound + 0x10);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Special mid-R17 for middle distance
 	 */
-	if (rssi >= -74) {
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, low_bound + 0x08);
+	if (qual->rssi >= -74) {
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual, low_bound + 0x08);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1017,12 +1018,12 @@
 	 * Special case: Change up_bound based on the rssi.
 	 * Lower up_bound when rssi is weaker then -74 dBm.
 	 */
-	up_bound -= 2 * (-74 - rssi);
+	up_bound -= 2 * (-74 - qual->rssi);
 	if (low_bound > up_bound)
 		up_bound = low_bound;
 
-	if (link->vgc_level > up_bound) {
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, up_bound);
+	if (qual->vgc_level > up_bound) {
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual, up_bound);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1032,12 +1033,12 @@
 	 * r17 does not yet exceed upper limit, continue and base
 	 * the r17 tuning on the false CCA count.
 	 */
-	if ((link->qual.false_cca > 512) && (link->vgc_level < up_bound))
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev,
-				min_t(u8, link->vgc_level + 4, up_bound));
-	else if ((link->qual.false_cca < 100) && (link->vgc_level > low_bound))
-		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev,
-				max_t(u8, link->vgc_level - 4, low_bound));
+	if ((qual->false_cca > 512) && (qual->vgc_level < up_bound))
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual,
+				min_t(u8, qual->vgc_level + 4, up_bound));
+	else if ((qual->false_cca < 100) && (qual->vgc_level > low_bound))
+		rt73usb_set_vgc(rt2x00dev, qual,
+				max_t(u8, qual->vgc_level - 4, low_bound));
 }
 
 /*