diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 7a9a3fa55425..78e9834d4c12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4287,6 +4287,8 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	if (!dev->suspend_in_progress)
 		b43_rng_init(wl);
 
+	ieee80211_wake_queues(dev->wl->hw);
+
 	b43_set_status(dev, B43_STAT_INITIALIZED);
 
 	if (!dev->suspend_in_progress)