1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 501544882c2c..f02b48a90593 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ int rt2x00usb_vendor_request(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
             (requesttype == USB_VENDOR_REQUEST_IN) ?
             usb_rcvctrlpipe(usb_dev, 0) : usb_sndctrlpipe(usb_dev, 0);
 
+        if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+                return -ENODEV;
 
         for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_BUSY_COUNT; i++) {
                 status = usb_control_msg(usb_dev, pipe, request, requesttype,
@@ -60,8 +62,10 @@ int rt2x00usb_vendor_request(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
                  * -ENODEV: Device has disappeared, no point continuing.
                  * All other errors: Try again.
                  */
-                else if (status == -ENODEV)
+                else if (status == -ENODEV) {
+                        clear_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags);
                         break;
+                }
         }
 
         ERROR(rt2x00dev,
@@ -161,6 +165,9 @@ int rt2x00usb_regbusy_read(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 {
         unsigned int i;
 
+        if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+                return -ENODEV;
+
         for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_BUSY_COUNT; i++) {
                 rt2x00usb_register_read_lock(rt2x00dev, offset, reg);
                 if (!rt2x00_get_field32(*reg, field))