diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 4794deae3709..7386394401fa 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b808ab16a9c99c00e3d8c3b351977fce62781dd0
+refs/heads/master: a5acc379e52c78db407c73537daff387b179202c
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 4bdf237f6adc..1c3ca6ebdc4d 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6171,6 +6171,7 @@ static void iwl_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
 		if (rc) {
+			iwl_rate_control_unregister(priv->hw);
 			IWL_ERROR("Failed to register network "
 				  "device (error %d)\n", rc);
 			return;
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 8f85564ec6fa..3b31607a27fc 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -6527,6 +6527,7 @@ static void iwl_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
 		if (rc) {
+			iwl_rate_control_unregister(priv->hw);
 			IWL_ERROR("Failed to register network "
 				  "device (error %d)\n", rc);
 			return;