1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 6cd57c220631..15a45f471710 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -6698,6 +6698,11 @@ static int __iwl_up(struct iwl_priv *priv)
                 return 0;
         }
 
+        if (!priv->ucode_data_backup.v_addr || !priv->ucode_data.v_addr) {
+                IWL_ERROR("ucode not available for device bringup\n");
+                return -EIO;
+        }
+
         iwl_write32(priv, CSR_INT, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 
         rc = iwl_hw_nic_init(priv);