diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index b6f19a52b78332e0a7c8a9d86b97b1d10116d62c..66520e85e79cbc95c91f80c28c276309361666e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -687,6 +687,12 @@ static int iwl3945_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl3945_priv *priv, struct iwl3945_host_c
 	BUG_ON((fix_size > TFD_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE) &&
 	       !(cmd->meta.flags & CMD_SIZE_HUGE));
 
+
+	if (iwl3945_is_rfkill(priv)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_INFO("Not sending command - RF KILL");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (iwl3945_queue_space(q) < ((cmd->meta.flags & CMD_ASYNC) ? 2 : 1)) {
 		IWL_ERROR("No space for Tx\n");
 		return -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 8bedc0c311fbf4d9638992b77cd93e913d39fefd..855cc97d04a843f5a73bee2de53dbe164ca0341a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -692,6 +692,11 @@ static int iwl4965_enqueue_hcmd(struct iwl4965_priv *priv, struct iwl4965_host_c
 	BUG_ON((fix_size > TFD_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE) &&
 	       !(cmd->meta.flags & CMD_SIZE_HUGE));
 
+	if (iwl4965_is_rfkill(priv)) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_INFO("Not sending command - RF KILL");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (iwl4965_queue_space(q) < ((cmd->meta.flags & CMD_ASYNC) ? 2 : 1)) {
 		IWL_ERROR("No space for Tx\n");
 		return -ENOSPC;