int iwl_eeprom_check_sku(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-       u16 eeprom_sku;
        u16 radio_cfg;
 
-       eeprom_sku = iwl_eeprom_query16(priv, EEPROM_SKU_CAP);
-
        if (!priv->cfg->sku) {
                /* not using sku overwrite */
-               priv->cfg->sku =
-                       ((eeprom_sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_SELECTION) >>
-                       EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_POS);
-               if (eeprom_sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE)
-                       priv->cfg->sku |= IWL_SKU_N;
+               priv->cfg->sku = iwl_eeprom_query16(priv, EEPROM_SKU_CAP);
        }
        if (!priv->cfg->sku) {
                IWL_ERR(priv, "Invalid device sku\n");
 
        memset(&flush_cmd, 0, sizeof(flush_cmd));
        flush_cmd.fifo_control = IWL_TX_FIFO_VO_MSK | IWL_TX_FIFO_VI_MSK |
                                 IWL_TX_FIFO_BE_MSK | IWL_TX_FIFO_BK_MSK;
-       if (priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_N)
+       if (priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE)
                flush_cmd.fifo_control |= IWL_AGG_TX_QUEUE_MSK;
 
        IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "fifo queue control: 0X%x\n",
 {
        int ret;
 
-       if (iwl_prepare_card_hw(priv)) {
+       if ((priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_AMT_ENABLE) &&
+            iwl_prepare_card_hw(priv)) {
                IWL_WARN(priv, "Exit HW not ready\n");
                return -EIO;
        }
 
        hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS |
                     IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS;
 
-       if (priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_N)
+       if (priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE)
                hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_SMPS |
                             IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_STATIC_SMPS;
 
        IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "A-MPDU action on addr %pM tid %d\n",
                     sta->addr, tid);
 
-       if (!(priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_N))
+       if (!(priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE))
                return -EACCES;
 
        mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
        priv->hw_params.max_beacon_itrvl = IWL_MAX_UCODE_BEACON_INTERVAL;
 
        if (iwlagn_mod_params.disable_11n)
-               priv->cfg->sku &= ~IWL_SKU_N;
+               priv->cfg->sku &= ~EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE;
 
        /* Device-specific setup */
        return priv->cfg->ops->lib->set_hw_params(priv);
 
        sband->bitrates = &rates[IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE];
        sband->n_bitrates = IWL_RATE_COUNT_LEGACY - IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
 
-       if (priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_N)
+       if (priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE)
                iwlcore_init_ht_hw_capab(priv, &sband->ht_cap,
                                         IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ);
 
        sband->bitrates = rates;
        sband->n_bitrates = IWL_RATE_COUNT_LEGACY;
 
-       if (priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_N)
+       if (priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE)
                iwlcore_init_ht_hw_capab(priv, &sband->ht_cap,
                                         IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ);
 
        priv->tx_power_next = max_tx_power;
 
        if ((priv->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ].n_channels == 0) &&
-            priv->cfg->sku & IWL_SKU_A) {
+            priv->cfg->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_52GHZ) {
                IWL_INFO(priv, "Incorrectly detected BG card as ABG. "
                        "Please send your PCI ID 0x%04X:0x%04X to maintainer.\n",
                           priv->pci_dev->device,
                           priv->pci_dev->subsystem_device);
-               priv->cfg->sku &= ~IWL_SKU_A;
+               priv->cfg->sku &= ~EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_52GHZ;
        }
 
        IWL_INFO(priv, "Tunable channels: %d 802.11bg, %d 802.11a channels\n",
 
 
 #define TIME_UNIT              1024
 
-#define IWL_SKU_G       0x1
-#define IWL_SKU_A       0x2
-#define IWL_SKU_N       0x8
-
 #define IWL_CMD(x) case x: return #x
 
 struct iwl_hcmd_ops {
        const unsigned int ucode_api_min;
        u8   valid_tx_ant;
        u8   valid_rx_ant;
-       unsigned int sku;
+       u16  sku;
        u16  eeprom_ver;
        u16  eeprom_calib_ver;
        const struct iwl_ops *ops;
 
 };
 
 /* SKU Capabilities */
-#define EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_POS                                (4)
-#define EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_SELECTION                  \
-               (3 << EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_POS)
 #define EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_24GHZ                      (1 << 4)
 #define EEPROM_SKU_CAP_BAND_52GHZ                      (1 << 5)
 #define EEPROM_SKU_CAP_11N_ENABLE                      (1 << 6)