diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index a5cb4d74bf43..477d9b3dfecb 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 708567e0723f3a217286c2b60805af6de360ec50
+refs/heads/master: 56e3f085f5b5e49cca37a3d1b0aa4266b984eb12
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.c
index d5125b7659a8..25fb8dfd83b5 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwmc3200wifi/commands.c
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ int iwm_send_wifi_if_cmd(struct iwm_priv *iwm, void *payload, u16 payload_size,
 	int ret;
 	u8 oid = hdr->oid;
 
+	if (!test_bit(IWM_STATUS_READY, &iwm->status)) {
+		IWM_ERR(iwm, "Interface is not ready yet");
+		return -EAGAIN;
+	}
+
 	umac_cmd.id = UMAC_CMD_OPCODE_WIFI_IF_WRAPPER;
 	umac_cmd.resp = resp;