diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 883b42f..39cab88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -2444,7 +2444,8 @@ void iwl4965_radio_kill_sw(struct iwl_priv *priv, int disable_radio)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 	iwl_write32(priv, CSR_UCODE_DRV_GP1_CLR, CSR_UCODE_SW_BIT_RFKILL);
 
-	clear_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_SW, &priv->status);
+	if (!priv->is_open)
+		clear_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_SW, &priv->status);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
 	/* wake up ucode */
@@ -2462,7 +2463,6 @@ void iwl4965_radio_kill_sw(struct iwl_priv *priv, int disable_radio)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->restart);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -5534,13 +5534,15 @@ static int __iwl4965_up(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	if (iwl_read32(priv, CSR_GP_CNTRL) &
 				CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_HW_RF_KILL_SW)
 		clear_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_HW, &priv->status);
-	else {
+	else
 		set_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_HW, &priv->status);
-		if (!test_bit(STATUS_IN_SUSPEND, &priv->status)) {
-			iwl_rfkill_set_hw_state(priv);
-			IWL_WARNING("Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
+
+	if (!test_bit(STATUS_IN_SUSPEND, &priv->status) &&
+	    iwl_is_rfkill(priv)) {
+		iwl_rfkill_set_hw_state(priv);
+		IWL_WARNING("Radio disabled by %s RF Kill switch\n",
+		    test_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_HW, &priv->status) ? "HW" : "SW");
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	iwl_rfkill_set_hw_state(priv);