diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index 572668821862e3c8c9b75b46ec1d1e60ea25dcea..349c77605231a660dbf398b3a93a13978715de3d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -3919,6 +3919,7 @@ static void b43legacy_remove(struct ssb_device *dev)
 	 * as the ieee80211 unreg will destroy the workqueue. */
 	cancel_work_sync(&wldev->restart_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&wl->firmware_load);
+	complete(&wldev->fw_load_complete);
 
 	B43legacy_WARN_ON(!wl);
 	if (!wldev->fw.ucode)