diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index ca016034b172..858c8eae615b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: d535311ecbba0d692b5f1278b8bcb2581c3482e0
+refs/heads/master: 0b124c31838bcf0459708aa91ce859582c7d3ca1
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 4e3d6c7fd6de..e01f048a02dd 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -4372,15 +4372,18 @@ static void __devexit iwl4965_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	iwl_dbgfs_unregister(priv);
 	sysfs_remove_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &iwl4965_attribute_group);
 
+	/* ieee80211_unregister_hw call wil cause iwl4965_mac_stop to
+	 * to be called and iwl4965_down since we are removing the device
+	 * we need to set STATUS_EXIT_PENDING bit.
+	 */
+	set_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status);
 	if (priv->mac80211_registered) {
 		ieee80211_unregister_hw(priv->hw);
 		priv->mac80211_registered = 0;
+	} else {
+		iwl4965_down(priv);
 	}
 
-	set_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status);
-
-	iwl4965_down(priv);
-
 	/* make sure we flush any pending irq or
 	 * tasklet for the driver
 	 */