diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index af1ac5370db1..9dd7531a9932 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: ea995abfed7f0726aaa22580aaf10b2cf5d91be5
+refs/heads/master: a9f46786ec5bb291c9b5e6cc6f83ebbd3fceea51
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 40b71bc2c4a4..39cc13f6b62c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6206,11 +6206,11 @@ static void iwl3945_alive_start(struct iwl3945_priv *priv)
 
 	/* At this point, the NIC is initialized and operational */
 	priv->notif_missed_beacons = 0;
-	set_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status);
 
 	iwl3945_reg_txpower_periodic(priv);
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("ALIVE processing complete.\n");
+	set_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&priv->wait_command_queue);
 
 	if (priv->error_recovering)
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index a23d4798653b..7020822e78d1 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -6628,11 +6628,11 @@ static void iwl4965_alive_start(struct iwl4965_priv *priv)
 
 	/* At this point, the NIC is initialized and operational */
 	priv->notif_missed_beacons = 0;
-	set_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status);
 
 	iwl4965_rf_kill_ct_config(priv);
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("ALIVE processing complete.\n");
+	set_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&priv->wait_command_queue);
 
 	if (priv->error_recovering)