1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c
index 3edbb481a0a0..b45063974ae9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_wx.c
@@ -182,8 +182,11 @@ static int bcm43xx_wx_set_mode(struct net_device *net_dev,
                 mode = BCM43xx_INITIAL_IWMODE;
 
         bcm43xx_lock_mmio(bcm, flags);
-        if (bcm->ieee->iw_mode != mode)
-                bcm43xx_set_iwmode(bcm, mode);
+        if (bcm->initialized) {
+                if (bcm->ieee->iw_mode != mode)
+                        bcm43xx_set_iwmode(bcm, mode);
+        } else
+                bcm->ieee->iw_mode = mode;
         bcm43xx_unlock_mmio(bcm, flags);
 
         return 0;