diff --git a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_eeprom_9287.c b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_eeprom_9287.c
index 099fe34b2b1..abdbce0564d 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_eeprom_9287.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ath/ath_hal/ah_eeprom_9287.c
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ ath_hal_9287EepromAttach(struct ath_hal *ah)
 			    "%s Error reading Eeprom MAGIC\n", __func__);
 			return HAL_EEREAD;
 		}
-	}
-	HALDEBUG(ah, HAL_DEBUG_ATTACH, "%s Eeprom Magic = 0x%x\n",
-	    __func__, magic);
-	if (magic != AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC) {
-		HALDEBUG(ah, HAL_DEBUG_ANY, "Bad magic number\n");
-		return HAL_EEMAGIC;
+		HALDEBUG(ah, HAL_DEBUG_ATTACH, "%s Eeprom Magic = 0x%x\n",
+		    __func__, magic);
+		if (magic != AR5416_EEPROM_MAGIC) {
+			HALDEBUG(ah, HAL_DEBUG_ANY, "Bad magic number\n");
+			return HAL_EEMAGIC;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ee = ath_hal_malloc(sizeof(HAL_EEPROM_9287));