diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
index 270a2112de2a..a22435ade8ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/b43.h
@@ -459,7 +459,6 @@ struct b43_phy {
 	u16 radio_ver;		/* Radio version */
 	u8 radio_rev;		/* Radio revision */
 
-	bool radio_on;		/* Radio switched on/off */
 	bool locked;		/* Only used in b43_phy_{un}lock() */
 	bool dyn_tssi_tbl;	/* tssi2dbm is kmalloc()ed. */
 
@@ -468,6 +467,16 @@ struct b43_phy {
 	bool aci_wlan_automatic;
 	bool aci_hw_rssi;
 
+	/* Radio switched on/off */
+	bool radio_on;
+	struct {
+		/* Values saved when turning the radio off.
+		 * They are needed when turning it on again. */
+		bool valid;
+		u16 rfover;
+		u16 rfoverval;
+	} radio_off_context;
+
 	u16 minlowsig[2];
 	u16 minlowsigpos[2];
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index cc5285407e88..b44c9f928848 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -2874,6 +2874,21 @@ static int b43_dev_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_conf *conf)
 	if (b43_is_mode(wl, IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP))
 		b43_set_beacon_int(dev, conf->beacon_int);
 
+	if (!!conf->radio_enabled != phy->radio_on) {
+		if (conf->radio_enabled) {
+			b43_radio_turn_on(dev);
+			b43info(dev->wl, "Radio turned on by software\n");
+			if (!dev->radio_hw_enable) {
+				b43info(dev->wl, "The hardware RF-kill button "
+					"still turns the radio physically off. "
+					"Press the button to turn it on.\n");
+			}
+		} else {
+			b43_radio_turn_off(dev);
+			b43info(dev->wl, "Radio turned off by software\n");
+		}
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->irq_lock, flags);
 	b43_interrupt_enable(dev, savedirqs);
 	mmiowb();
@@ -3218,6 +3233,8 @@ static void setup_struct_phy_for_init(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 	phy->aci_wlan_automatic = 0;
 	phy->aci_hw_rssi = 0;
 
+	phy->radio_off_context.valid = 0;
+
 	lo = phy->lo_control;
 	if (lo) {
 		memset(lo, 0, sizeof(*(phy->lo_control)));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy.c
index 3282893021b0..354d18238752 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy.c
@@ -1205,10 +1205,7 @@ static void b43_phy_initb2(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 		val -= 0x0202;
 	}
 	b43_phy_write(dev, 0x03E4, 0x3000);
-	if (phy->channel == 0xFF)
-		b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, B43_DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BG, 0);
-	else
-		b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, phy->channel, 0);
+	b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, phy->channel, 0);
 	if (phy->radio_ver != 0x2050) {
 		b43_radio_write16(dev, 0x0075, 0x0080);
 		b43_radio_write16(dev, 0x0079, 0x0081);
@@ -1256,10 +1253,7 @@ static void b43_phy_initb4(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 		val -= 0x0202;
 	}
 	b43_phy_write(dev, 0x03E4, 0x3000);
-	if (phy->channel == 0xFF)
-		b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, B43_DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BG, 0);
-	else
-		b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, phy->channel, 0);
+	b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, phy->channel, 0);
 	if (phy->radio_ver != 0x2050) {
 		b43_radio_write16(dev, 0x0075, 0x0080);
 		b43_radio_write16(dev, 0x0079, 0x0081);
@@ -4110,6 +4104,20 @@ int b43_radio_selectchannel(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 	u16 freq;
 	u16 channelcookie;
 
+	if (channel == 0xFF) {
+		switch (phy->type) {
+		case B43_PHYTYPE_A:
+			channel = B43_DEFAULT_CHANNEL_A;
+			break;
+		case B43_PHYTYPE_B:
+		case B43_PHYTYPE_G:
+			channel = B43_DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BG;
+			break;
+		default:
+			B43_WARN_ON(1);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* First we set the channel radio code to prevent the
 	 * firmware from sending ghost packets.
 	 */
@@ -4302,6 +4310,7 @@ void b43_radio_turn_on(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 {
 	struct b43_phy *phy = &dev->phy;
 	int err;
+	u8 channel;
 
 	might_sleep();
 
@@ -4321,14 +4330,23 @@ void b43_radio_turn_on(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0015, 0x8000);
 		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0015, 0xCC00);
 		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0015, (phy->gmode ? 0x00C0 : 0x0000));
+		if (phy->radio_off_context.valid) {
+			/* Restore the RFover values. */
+			b43_phy_write(dev, B43_PHY_RFOVER,
+				      phy->radio_off_context.rfover);
+			b43_phy_write(dev, B43_PHY_RFOVERVAL,
+				      phy->radio_off_context.rfoverval);
+			phy->radio_off_context.valid = 0;
+		}
+		channel = phy->channel;
 		err = b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, B43_DEFAULT_CHANNEL_BG, 1);
+		err |= b43_radio_selectchannel(dev, channel, 0);
 		B43_WARN_ON(err);
 		break;
 	default:
 		B43_WARN_ON(1);
 	}
 	phy->radio_on = 1;
-	b43dbg(dev->wl, "Radio turned on\n");
 }
 
 void b43_radio_turn_off(struct b43_wldev *dev)
@@ -4342,10 +4360,16 @@ void b43_radio_turn_off(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0011, b43_phy_read(dev, 0x0011) | 0x0008);
 	}
 	if (phy->type == B43_PHYTYPE_G && dev->dev->id.revision >= 5) {
-		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0811, b43_phy_read(dev, 0x0811) | 0x008C);
-		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0812, b43_phy_read(dev, 0x0812) & 0xFF73);
+		u16 rfover, rfoverval;
+
+		rfover = b43_phy_read(dev, B43_PHY_RFOVER);
+		rfoverval = b43_phy_read(dev, B43_PHY_RFOVERVAL);
+		phy->radio_off_context.rfover = rfover;
+		phy->radio_off_context.rfoverval = rfoverval;
+		phy->radio_off_context.valid = 1;
+		b43_phy_write(dev, B43_PHY_RFOVER, rfover | 0x008C);
+		b43_phy_write(dev, B43_PHY_RFOVERVAL, rfoverval & 0xFF73);
 	} else
 		b43_phy_write(dev, 0x0015, 0xAA00);
 	phy->radio_on = 0;
-	b43dbg(dev->wl, "Radio turned off\n");
 }