diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
index a26609bdc4a5..8a75b50f8635 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/hfa384x_usb.c
@@ -3604,7 +3604,7 @@ static void hfa384x_usbin_callback(struct urb *urb)
 
 	if ( !wlandev ||
 	     !wlandev->netdev ||
-	     !netif_device_present(wlandev->netdev) )
+	     wlandev->hwremoved )
 		goto exit;
 
 	hw = wlandev->priv;