diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
index 19e588582c7c4d42ed22493afcdca825ca64e9c9..6c0e2b9f7760d90633071aa9daf54c4115081cc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/leds.c
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ static void b43_map_led(struct b43_wldev *dev,
 		b43_register_led(dev, &dev->led_radio, name,
 				 b43_rfkill_led_name(dev),
 				 led_index, activelow);
+		/* Sync the RF-kill LED state with the switch state. */
+		if (dev->radio_hw_enable)
+			b43_led_turn_on(dev, led_index, activelow);
 		break;
 	case B43_LED_WEIRD:
 	case B43_LED_ASSOC:
@@ -232,4 +235,5 @@ void b43_leds_exit(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	b43_unregister_led(&dev->led_tx);
 	b43_unregister_led(&dev->led_rx);
 	b43_unregister_led(&dev->led_assoc);
+	b43_unregister_led(&dev->led_radio);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index b45eecc53c4ae1a5505a4460f6f54e01ab325549..1c93b4f4bfe37abd7f65b7687a945652d337ead0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -2163,7 +2163,6 @@ static void b43_mgmtframe_txantenna(struct b43_wldev *dev, int antenna)
 static void b43_chip_exit(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 {
 	b43_radio_turn_off(dev, 1);
-	b43_leds_exit(dev);
 	b43_gpio_cleanup(dev);
 	/* firmware is released later */
 }
@@ -2191,11 +2190,10 @@ static int b43_chip_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	err = b43_gpio_init(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;	/* firmware is released later */
-	b43_leds_init(dev);
 
 	err = b43_upload_initvals(dev);
 	if (err)
-		goto err_leds_exit;
+		goto err_gpio_clean;
 	b43_radio_turn_on(dev);
 
 	b43_write16(dev, 0x03E6, 0x0000);
@@ -2271,8 +2269,7 @@ static int b43_chip_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 
 err_radio_off:
 	b43_radio_turn_off(dev, 1);
-err_leds_exit:
-	b43_leds_exit(dev);
+err_gpio_clean:
 	b43_gpio_cleanup(dev);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -3273,10 +3270,7 @@ static void b43_wireless_core_exit(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 		return;
 	b43_set_status(dev, B43_STAT_UNINIT);
 
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->wl->mutex);
-	b43_rfkill_exit(dev);
-	mutex_lock(&dev->wl->mutex);
-
+	b43_leds_exit(dev);
 	b43_rng_exit(dev->wl);
 	b43_pio_free(dev);
 	b43_dma_free(dev);
@@ -3405,12 +3399,12 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	memset(wl->mac_addr, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 	b43_upload_card_macaddress(dev);
 	b43_security_init(dev);
-	b43_rfkill_init(dev);
 	b43_rng_init(wl);
 
 	b43_set_status(dev, B43_STAT_INITIALIZED);
 
-      out:
+	b43_leds_init(dev);
+out:
 	return err;
 
       err_chip_exit:
@@ -3499,6 +3493,10 @@ static int b43_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	int did_init = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	/* First register RFkill.
+	 * LEDs that are registered later depend on it. */
+	b43_rfkill_init(dev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
 	if (b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED) {
@@ -3528,6 +3526,8 @@ static void b43_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct b43_wl *wl = hw_to_b43_wl(hw);
 	struct b43_wldev *dev = wl->current_dev;
 
+	b43_rfkill_exit(dev);
+
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 	if (b43_status(dev) >= B43_STAT_STARTED)
 		b43_wireless_core_stop(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
index 9b1f905ffbf4a7a1c61b9b5f4d2463cac78719c7..98cf70c5fd478d2ef766b02a7315bbd086a1781f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "rfkill.h"
 #include "b43.h"
 
+#include <linux/kmod.h>
+
 
 /* Returns TRUE, if the radio is enabled in hardware. */
 static bool b43_is_hw_radio_enabled(struct b43_wldev *dev)
@@ -50,7 +52,10 @@ static void b43_rfkill_poll(struct input_polled_dev *poll_dev)
 	bool report_change = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
-	B43_WARN_ON(b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED);
+	if (unlikely(b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
+		return;
+	}
 	enabled = b43_is_hw_radio_enabled(dev);
 	if (unlikely(enabled != dev->radio_hw_enable)) {
 		dev->radio_hw_enable = enabled;
@@ -60,8 +65,12 @@ static void b43_rfkill_poll(struct input_polled_dev *poll_dev)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
-	if (unlikely(report_change))
-		input_report_key(poll_dev->input, KEY_WLAN, enabled);
+	/* send the radio switch event to the system - note both a key press
+	 * and a release are required */
+	if (unlikely(report_change)) {
+		input_report_key(poll_dev->input, KEY_WLAN, 1);
+		input_report_key(poll_dev->input, KEY_WLAN, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 /* Called when the RFKILL toggled in software. */
@@ -69,13 +78,15 @@ static int b43_rfkill_soft_toggle(void *data, enum rfkill_state state)
 {
 	struct b43_wldev *dev = data;
 	struct b43_wl *wl = dev->wl;
-	int err = 0;
+	int err = -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!wl->rfkill.registered)
 		return 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
-	B43_WARN_ON(b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED);
+	if (b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_INITIALIZED)
+		goto out_unlock;
+	err = 0;
 	switch (state) {
 	case RFKILL_STATE_ON:
 		if (!dev->radio_hw_enable) {
@@ -133,9 +144,25 @@ void b43_rfkill_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	rfk->poll_dev->poll = b43_rfkill_poll;
 	rfk->poll_dev->poll_interval = 1000; /* msecs */
 
+	rfk->poll_dev->input->name = rfk->name;
+	rfk->poll_dev->input->id.bustype = BUS_HOST;
+	rfk->poll_dev->input->id.vendor = dev->dev->bus->boardinfo.vendor;
+	rfk->poll_dev->input->evbit[0] = BIT(EV_KEY);
+	set_bit(KEY_WLAN, rfk->poll_dev->input->keybit);
+
 	err = rfkill_register(rfk->rfkill);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_polldev;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT_MODULE
+	/* B43 RF-kill isn't useful without the rfkill-input subsystem.
+	 * Try to load the module. */
+	err = request_module("rfkill-input");
+	if (err)
+		b43warn(wl, "Failed to load the rfkill-input module. "
+			"The built-in radio LED will not work.\n");
+#endif /* CONFIG_RFKILL_INPUT */
+
 	err = input_register_polled_device(rfk->poll_dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_unreg_rfk;