--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -391,8 +391,13 @@ static int ath10k_download_and_run_otp(s
 	if (!(skip_otp || test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_IGNORE_OTP_RESULT,
 				   ar->fw_features))
 	    && result != 0) {
-		ath10k_err(ar, "otp calibration failed: %d", result);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		if (result == 2) {
+			ath10k_warn(ar, "otp stream is empty, using board.bin contents");
+			return 0;
+		} else {
+			ath10k_err(ar, "otp calibration failed: %d", result);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;