diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
index 3078417b326..c6f6eb6e17a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500usb.c
@@ -1376,6 +1376,9 @@ static int rt2500usb_validate_eeprom(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		rt2x00_set_field16(&word, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_VGCLOWER, bbp);
 		rt2x00_eeprom_write(rt2x00dev, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_VGC, word);
 		EEPROM(rt2x00dev, "BBPtune vgc: 0x%04x\n", word);
+	} else {
+		rt2x00_set_field16(&word, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_VGCLOWER, bbp);
+		rt2x00_eeprom_write(rt2x00dev, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_VGC, word);
 	}
 
 	rt2x00_eeprom_read(rt2x00dev, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_R17, &word);
@@ -1384,9 +1387,6 @@ static int rt2500usb_validate_eeprom(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		rt2x00_set_field16(&word, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_R17_HIGH, 0x41);
 		rt2x00_eeprom_write(rt2x00dev, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_R17, word);
 		EEPROM(rt2x00dev, "BBPtune r17: 0x%04x\n", word);
-	} else {
-		rt2x00_set_field16(&word, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_VGCLOWER, bbp);
-		rt2x00_eeprom_write(rt2x00dev, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_VGC, word);
 	}
 
 	rt2x00_eeprom_read(rt2x00dev, EEPROM_BBPTUNE_R24, &word);