1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index b3c180723489..af8394c4b2df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -4074,21 +4074,23 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
         if (test_bit(STATUS_IN_SUSPEND, &priv->status))
                 return 0;
 
-        /* Wait for START_ALIVE from ucode. Otherwise callbacks from
+        /* Wait for START_ALIVE from Run Time ucode. Otherwise callbacks from
          * mac80211 will not be run successfully. */
-        ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(priv->wait_command_queue,
-                        test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status),
-                        UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT);
-        if (!ret) {
-                if (!test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status)) {
-                        IWL_ERROR("Wait for START_ALIVE timeout after %dms.\n",
-                                  jiffies_to_msecs(UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT));
-                        ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
-                        goto out_release_irq;
+        if (priv->ucode_type == UCODE_RT) {
+                ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(priv->wait_command_queue,
+                                test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status),
+                                UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT);
+                if (!ret) {
+                        if (!test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status)) {
+                                IWL_ERROR("START_ALIVE timeout after %dms.\n",
+                                        jiffies_to_msecs(UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT));
+                                ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+                                goto out_release_irq;
+                        }
                 }
-        }
 
-        priv->is_open = 1;
+                priv->is_open = 1;
+        }
         IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");
         return 0;