diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index cd019614cbe3..7d65b27896e4 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: eb48dcaf57d4e9b6521aeb593fe95a36db6c2109
+refs/heads/master: 61780ee313846b29bfb06dfcb2f3bdf0b7ba3f66
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index f3e4cf5a82e0..8264d3742d08 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1153,6 +1153,10 @@ static void iwl_bg_statistics_periodic(unsigned long data)
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status))
 		return;
 
+	/* dont send host command if rf-kill is on */
+	if (!iwl_is_ready_rf(priv))
+		return;
+
 	iwl_send_statistics_request(priv, CMD_ASYNC);
 }