diff --git a/mac80211.c b/mac80211.c
index 4e29e5a3..54d20708 100644
--- a/mac80211.c
+++ b/mac80211.c
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ int mt76_register_device(struct mt76_dev *dev, int bands, bool vht,
 
 	wiphy->features |= NL80211_FEATURE_ACTIVE_MONITOR;
 
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SIGNAL_DBM);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, PS_NULLFUNC_STACK);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_HT_CCK_RATES);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, AMPDU_AGGREGATION);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE);
+	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORT_FAST_XMIT);
+
 	if (bands & BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)) {
 		ret = mt76_init_sband_2g(dev, rates, n_rates);
 		if (ret)
diff --git a/mt76x2_init.c b/mt76x2_init.c
index a2352a2e..a9098ac1 100644
--- a/mt76x2_init.c
+++ b/mt76x2_init.c
@@ -632,14 +632,6 @@ int mt76x2_register_device(struct mt76x2_dev *dev)
 	hw->max_rate_tries = 1;
 	hw->extra_tx_headroom = 2;
 
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SIGNAL_DBM);
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, PS_NULLFUNC_STACK);
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_HT_CCK_RATES);
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING);
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, AMPDU_AGGREGATION);
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE);
-	ieee80211_hw_set(hw, SUPPORT_FAST_XMIT);
-
 	hw->sta_data_size = sizeof(struct mt76x2_sta);
 	hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct mt76x2_vif);
 	hw->txq_data_size = sizeof(struct mt76x2_txq);