diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index a55de98ee6d0..6f5f481db410 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d4764b29b6e0f1608e397930677928e5a3f62bba
+refs/heads/master: 3b72b01d3ab623c296df49f2d71d40a38bcfb4b3
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index 14d5d61cec4c..bd32ac0b4e07 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -297,9 +297,7 @@ static ssize_t lbs_rtap_set(struct device *dev,
 			lbs_add_rtap(priv);
 		}
 		priv->monitormode = monitor_mode;
-	}
-
-	else {
+	} else {
 		if (!priv->monitormode)
 			return strlen(buf);
 		priv->monitormode = 0;
@@ -1242,8 +1240,6 @@ int lbs_start_card(struct lbs_private *priv)
 		lbs_pr_err("cannot register ethX device\n");
 		goto done;
 	}
-	if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_rtap))
-		lbs_pr_err("cannot register lbs_rtap attribute\n");
 
 	lbs_update_channel(priv);
 
@@ -1275,6 +1271,13 @@ int lbs_start_card(struct lbs_private *priv)
 
 			if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_mesh))
 				lbs_pr_err("cannot register lbs_mesh attribute\n");
+
+			/* While rtap isn't related to mesh, only mesh-enabled
+			 * firmware implements the rtap functionality via
+			 * CMD_802_11_MONITOR_MODE.
+			 */
+			if (device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_rtap))
+				lbs_pr_err("cannot register lbs_rtap attribute\n");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1306,9 +1309,9 @@ void lbs_stop_card(struct lbs_private *priv)
 	netif_carrier_off(priv->dev);
 
 	lbs_debugfs_remove_one(priv);
-	device_remove_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_rtap);
 	if (priv->mesh_tlv) {
 		device_remove_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_mesh);
+		device_remove_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_lbs_rtap);
 	}
 
 	/* Flush pending command nodes */