diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 71a9afbbadfe..eaba57c1f416 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1de6f73c34fb9a74454a5b519cefd635b5e8ceb6
+refs/heads/master: 12d4bba0fd7ac50ca20d9ac1247a0de851850bb0
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
index faca56f908ef..ca52fd5f38ce 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
@@ -1085,9 +1085,9 @@ static void lpphy_set_tx_power_control(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 	struct b43_phy_lp *lpphy = dev->phy.lp;
 	enum b43_lpphy_txpctl_mode oldmode;
 
-	oldmode = lpphy->txpctl_mode;
 	lpphy_read_tx_pctl_mode_from_hardware(dev);
-	if (lpphy->txpctl_mode == mode)
+	oldmode = lpphy->txpctl_mode;
+	if (oldmode == mode)
 		return;
 	lpphy->txpctl_mode = mode;