2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
index 1a8170068b1c..a5455f46cec1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
@@ -385,6 +385,12 @@ int rt2800_load_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
         u32 reg;
 
         /*
+         * If driver doesn't wake up firmware here,
+         * rt2800_load_firmware will hang forever when interface is up again.
+         */
+        rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, AUTOWAKEUP_CFG, 0x00000000);
+
+        /*
          * Wait for stable hardware.
          */
         if (rt2800_wait_csr_ready(rt2x00dev))
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index 4d93204b221f..2bcb1507e3ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ static int rt2800pci_write_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 {
         u32 reg;
 
-        rt2800_register_write(rt2x00dev, AUTOWAKEUP_CFG, 0x00000000);
-
         /*
          * enable Host program ram write selection
          */