diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00rfkill.c
index 55eff58f1889d523182813326d8886e72c40ee4c..c3f53a92180a02c4a42533e4bd7ad4eddf56b4e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00rfkill.c
@@ -145,10 +145,15 @@ void rt2x00rfkill_allocate(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 
 	rt2x00dev->rfkill->name = rt2x00dev->ops->name;
 	rt2x00dev->rfkill->data = rt2x00dev;
-	rt2x00dev->rfkill->state = -1;
 	rt2x00dev->rfkill->toggle_radio = rt2x00rfkill_toggle_radio;
-	if (test_bit(CONFIG_SUPPORT_HW_BUTTON, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+	if (test_bit(CONFIG_SUPPORT_HW_BUTTON, &rt2x00dev->flags)) {
 		rt2x00dev->rfkill->get_state = rt2x00rfkill_get_state;
+		rt2x00dev->rfkill->state =
+			rt2x00dev->ops->lib->rfkill_poll(rt2x00dev) ?
+			    RFKILL_STATE_SOFT_BLOCKED : RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED;
+	} else {
+		rt2x00dev->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED;
+	}
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rt2x00dev->rfkill_work, rt2x00rfkill_poll);