const struct carl9170_phy_freq_params *freqpar;
        struct carl9170_rf_init_result rf_res;
        struct carl9170_rf_init rf;
-       u32 cmd, tmp, offs = 0;
+       u32 cmd, tmp, offs = 0, new_ht = 0;
        int err;
        enum carl9170_bw bw;
        bool warm_reset;
 
        bw = nl80211_to_carl(_bw);
 
+       if (conf_is_ht(&ar->hw->conf))
+               new_ht |= CARL9170FW_PHY_HT_ENABLE;
+
+       if (conf_is_ht40(&ar->hw->conf))
+               new_ht |= CARL9170FW_PHY_HT_DYN2040;
+
        /* may be NULL at first setup */
        if (ar->channel) {
                old_channel = ar->channel;
                warm_reset = (old_channel->band != channel->band) ||
                             (old_channel->center_freq ==
-                             channel->center_freq);
+                             channel->center_freq) ||
+                            (ar->ht_settings != new_ht);
 
                ar->channel = NULL;
        } else {
 
        freqpar = carl9170_get_hw_dyn_params(channel, bw);
 
-       rf.ht_settings = 0;
-       if (conf_is_ht(&ar->hw->conf)) {
-               rf.ht_settings |= CARL9170FW_PHY_HT_ENABLE;
-
-               if (conf_is_ht40(&ar->hw->conf)) {
-                       rf.ht_settings |= CARL9170FW_PHY_HT_DYN2040;
-                       SET_VAL(CARL9170FW_PHY_HT_EXT_CHAN_OFF,
-                               rf.ht_settings, offs);
-               }
-       }
+       rf.ht_settings = new_ht;
+       if (conf_is_ht40(&ar->hw->conf))
+               SET_VAL(CARL9170FW_PHY_HT_EXT_CHAN_OFF, rf.ht_settings, offs);
 
        rf.freq = cpu_to_le32(channel->center_freq * 1000);
        rf.delta_slope_coeff_exp = cpu_to_le32(freqpar->coeff_exp);
                ar->ps.off_override &= ~PS_OFF_5GHZ;
 
        ar->channel = channel;
+       ar->ht_settings = new_ht;
        return 0;
 }