diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
index 2d3a180dada0..57da70b07f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/airo.c
@@ -5597,8 +5597,10 @@ static int __devinit airo_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			dev = _init_airo_card(pdev->irq, pdev->resource[0].start, 0, pdev, &pdev->dev);
 	else
 			dev = _init_airo_card(pdev->irq, pdev->resource[2].start, 0, pdev, &pdev->dev);
-	if (!dev)
+	if (!dev) {
+		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	return 0;
@@ -5610,6 +5612,8 @@ static void __devexit airo_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 	airo_print_info(dev->name, "Unregistering...");
 	stop_airo_card(dev, 1);
+	pci_disable_device(pdev);
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
 static int airo_pci_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)