diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index ba0fdba602cdbcc1a83dade4fb85e9aafa221c14..ae8eb09f8011dc05b2fdd93bbb45d3148344c5bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1741,6 +1741,7 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 
 	/* We have our copies now, allow OS release its copies */
 	release_firmware(ucode_raw);
+	complete(&priv->firmware_loading_complete);
 	return;
 
  try_again:
@@ -1754,6 +1755,7 @@ static void iwl_ucode_callback(const struct firmware *ucode_raw, void *context)
 	IWL_ERR(priv, "failed to allocate pci memory\n");
 	iwl_dealloc_ucode_pci(priv);
  out_unbind:
+	complete(&priv->firmware_loading_complete);
 	device_release_driver(&priv->pci_dev->dev);
 	release_firmware(ucode_raw);
 }
@@ -3671,6 +3673,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	iwl_power_initialize(priv);
 	iwl_tt_initialize(priv);
 
+	init_completion(&priv->firmware_loading_complete);
+
 	err = iwl_request_firmware(priv, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_remove_sysfs;
@@ -3711,6 +3715,8 @@ static void __devexit iwl_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!priv)
 		return;
 
+	wait_for_completion(&priv->firmware_loading_complete);
+
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "*** UNLOAD DRIVER ***\n");
 
 	iwl_dbgfs_unregister(priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
index ef1720a852e9954a2f42b32b5e1704115e68ce7e..4d4c6516430adbca022e2a40bd3ac9d81bcfb248 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
@@ -1304,6 +1304,8 @@ struct iwl_priv {
 	struct delayed_work alive_start;
 	struct delayed_work scan_check;
 
+	struct completion firmware_loading_complete;
+
 	/*For 3945 only*/
 	struct delayed_work thermal_periodic;
 	struct delayed_work rfkill_poll;