diff --git a/mt7615/mcu.c b/mt7615/mcu.c
index 1bd48497..77bc20c0 100644
--- a/mt7615/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7615/mcu.c
@@ -2132,7 +2132,8 @@ static int mt7615_load_n9(struct mt7615_dev *dev, const char *name)
 		 sizeof(dev->mt76.hw->wiphy->fw_version),
 		 "%.10s-%.15s", hdr->fw_ver, hdr->build_date);
 
-	if (!strncmp(hdr->fw_ver, "2.0", sizeof(hdr->fw_ver))) {
+	if (!is_mt7615(&dev->mt76) &&
+	    !strncmp(hdr->fw_ver, "2.0", sizeof(hdr->fw_ver))) {
 		dev->fw_ver = MT7615_FIRMWARE_V2;
 		dev->mcu_ops = &sta_update_ops;
 	} else {