diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
index bd8a4134edebcae378d89fa9add3c2ae7f4dea9f..2176edede39b78db45e337e313c860802b92f66b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_cs.c
@@ -518,22 +518,21 @@ static int prism2_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 	hw_priv->link = link;
 
 	/*
-	 * Make sure the IRQ handler cannot proceed until at least
-	 * dev->base_addr is initialized.
+	 * We enable IRQ here, but IRQ handler will not proceed
+	 * until dev->base_addr is set below. This protect us from
+	 * receive interrupts when driver is not initialized.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->irq_init_lock, flags);
-
 	ret = pcmcia_request_irq(link, prism2_interrupt);
 	if (ret)
-		goto failed_unlock;
+		goto failed;
 
 	ret = pcmcia_enable_device(link);
 	if (ret)
-		goto failed_unlock;
+		goto failed;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->irq_init_lock, flags);
 	dev->irq = link->irq;
 	dev->base_addr = link->resource[0]->start;
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->irq_init_lock, flags);
 
 	local->shutdown = 0;
@@ -546,8 +545,6 @@ static int prism2_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 
 	return ret;
 
- failed_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->irq_init_lock, flags);
  failed:
 	kfree(hw_priv);
 	prism2_release((u_long)link);