diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile
index fe7736e53583..1efd3a9e1697 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ ath11k-y += core.o \
 	    dp_rx.o \
 	    debug.o \
 	    ce.o \
-	    peer.o
+	    peer.o \
+	    hw.o
 
 ath11k-$(CONFIG_ATH11K_DEBUGFS) += debug_htt_stats.o debugfs_sta.o
 ath11k-$(CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE) += testmode.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
index dca014ea7ddf..b080ad8fab0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ath11k_ahb_ext_interrupt_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 
 static int ath11k_ahb_ext_irq_config(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 {
+	struct ath11k_hw_params *hw = &ab->hw_params;
 	int i, j;
 	int irq;
 	int ret;
@@ -771,26 +772,26 @@ static int ath11k_ahb_ext_irq_config(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 			if (ath11k_reo_status_ring_mask[i] & BIT(j))
 				irq_grp->irqs[num_irq++] = reo2host_status;
 
-			if (j < MAX_RADIOS) {
+			if (j < ab->hw_params.max_radios) {
 				if (ath11k_rxdma2host_ring_mask[i] & BIT(j)) {
 					irq_grp->irqs[num_irq++] =
-						rxdma2host_destination_ring_mac1
-						- ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(ab, j);
+						rxdma2host_destination_ring_mac1 -
+						ath11k_hw_get_mac_from_pdev_id(hw, j);
 				}
 
 				if (ath11k_host2rxdma_ring_mask[i] & BIT(j)) {
 					irq_grp->irqs[num_irq++] =
-						host2rxdma_host_buf_ring_mac1
-						- ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(ab, j);
+						host2rxdma_host_buf_ring_mac1 -
+						ath11k_hw_get_mac_from_pdev_id(hw, j);
 				}
 
 				if (rx_mon_status_ring_mask[i] & BIT(j)) {
 					irq_grp->irqs[num_irq++] =
 						ppdu_end_interrupts_mac1 -
-						ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(ab, j);
+						ath11k_hw_get_mac_from_pdev_id(hw, j);
 					irq_grp->irqs[num_irq++] =
 						rxdma2host_monitor_status_ring_mac1 -
-						ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(ab, j);
+						ath11k_hw_get_mac_from_pdev_id(hw, j);
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -952,17 +953,18 @@ static int ath11k_ahb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_hal_srng_deinit;
 	}
 
-	ath11k_ahb_init_qmi_ce_config(ab);
+	ret = ath11k_core_init(ab);
 
-	ret = ath11k_ahb_config_irq(ab);
 	if (ret) {
-		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to configure irq: %d\n", ret);
+		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to init core: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_ce_free;
 	}
 
-	ret = ath11k_core_init(ab);
+	ath11k_ahb_init_qmi_ce_config(ab);
+
+	ret = ath11k_ahb_config_irq(ab);
 	if (ret) {
-		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to init core: %d\n", ret);
+		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to configure irq: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_ce_free;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index 115db4c21e70..79ee97e91159 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params_list[] = {
 			.cal_size =  IPQ8074_MAX_CAL_DATA_SZ,
 		},
 		.max_radios = 3,
+		.hw_ops = &ipq8074_ops,
 	},
 	{
 		.dev_id = ATH11K_HW_IPQ6018,
@@ -37,26 +38,10 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params_list[] = {
 			.cal_size =  IPQ6018_MAX_CAL_DATA_SZ,
 		},
 		.max_radios = 2,
+		.hw_ops = &ipq6018_ops,
 	},
 };
 
-/* Map from pdev index to hw mac index */
-u8 ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(struct ath11k_base *ab, int pdev_idx)
-{
-	switch (pdev_idx) {
-	case 0:
-		return 0;
-	case 1:
-		return 2;
-	case 2:
-		return 1;
-	default:
-		ath11k_warn(ab, "Invalid pdev idx %d\n", pdev_idx);
-		return ATH11K_INVALID_HW_MAC_ID;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id);
-
 static int ath11k_core_create_board_name(struct ath11k_base *ab, char *name,
 					 size_t name_len)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
index ecf327537ad3..b8149b560051 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ int ath11k_core_fetch_bdf(struct ath11k_base *ath11k,
 void ath11k_core_free_bdf(struct ath11k_base *ab, struct ath11k_board_data *bd);
 
 void ath11k_core_halt(struct ath11k *ar);
-u8 ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(struct ath11k_base *ab, int pdev_idx);
 
 static inline const char *ath11k_scan_state_str(enum ath11k_scan_state state)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7cc5f36509c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "core.h"
+
+/* Map from pdev index to hw mac index */
+static u8 ath11k_hw_ipq8074_mac_from_pdev_id(int pdev_idx)
+{
+	switch (pdev_idx) {
+	case 0:
+		return 0;
+	case 1:
+		return 2;
+	case 2:
+		return 1;
+	default:
+		return ATH11K_INVALID_HW_MAC_ID;
+	}
+}
+
+static u8 ath11k_hw_ipq6018_mac_from_pdev_id(int pdev_idx)
+{
+	return pdev_idx;
+}
+
+const struct ath11k_hw_ops ipq8074_ops = {
+	.get_hw_mac_from_pdev_id = ath11k_hw_ipq8074_mac_from_pdev_id,
+};
+
+const struct ath11k_hw_ops ipq6018_ops = {
+	.get_hw_mac_from_pdev_id = ath11k_hw_ipq6018_mac_from_pdev_id,
+};
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
index d1a08d529988..5b5cd56c1aea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ enum ath11k_bus {
 	ATH11K_BUS_PCI,
 };
 
+struct ath11k_hw_ops {
+	u8 (*get_hw_mac_from_pdev_id)(int pdev_id);
+};
+
 struct ath11k_hw_params {
 	const char *name;
 	u16 dev_id;
@@ -118,8 +122,23 @@ struct ath11k_hw_params {
 		size_t board_size;
 		size_t cal_size;
 	} fw;
+
+	const struct ath11k_hw_ops *hw_ops;
 };
 
+extern const struct ath11k_hw_ops ipq8074_ops;
+extern const struct ath11k_hw_ops ipq6018_ops;
+
+static inline
+int ath11k_hw_get_mac_from_pdev_id(struct ath11k_hw_params *hw,
+				   int pdev_idx)
+{
+	if (hw->hw_ops->get_hw_mac_from_pdev_id)
+		return hw->hw_ops->get_hw_mac_from_pdev_id(pdev_idx);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct ath11k_fw_ie {
 	__le32 id;
 	__le32 len;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
index 2836a0f197ab..ad8c6b76f4a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/mac.c
@@ -6012,7 +6012,7 @@ int ath11k_mac_allocate(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 		ar->ab = ab;
 		ar->pdev = pdev;
 		ar->pdev_idx = i;
-		ar->lmac_id = ath11k_core_get_hw_mac_id(ab, i);
+		ar->lmac_id = ath11k_hw_get_mac_from_pdev_id(&ab->hw_params, i);
 
 		ar->wmi = &ab->wmi_ab.wmi[i];
 		/* FIXME wmi[0] is already initialized during attach,
