diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/card.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/card.c
index ca77a191128347bebb830bc1fd86227bdfd4d49f..19a7931105a83362f9ef77a5d1ab02ed07261175 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/card.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/card.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@ int vnt_radio_power_off(struct vnt_private *priv)
 
 	vnt_set_deep_sleep(priv);
 
+	vnt_mac_reg_bits_on(priv, MAC_REG_GPIOCTL1, GPIO3_INTMD);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -769,9 +771,6 @@ int vnt_radio_power_on(struct vnt_private *priv)
 {
 	int ret = true;
 
-	if (priv->bHWRadioOff == true)
-		return false;
-
 	vnt_exit_deep_sleep(priv);
 
 	vnt_mac_reg_bits_on(priv, MAC_REG_HOSTCR, HOSTCR_RXON);
@@ -788,6 +787,8 @@ int vnt_radio_power_on(struct vnt_private *priv)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	vnt_mac_reg_bits_off(priv, MAC_REG_GPIOCTL1, GPIO3_INTMD);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
index 69cac959a9647e7f51672fbb6dba1c83d71ac7af..ffcbaca8622a1f2f8abf7e915e853df4652c74fc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ struct vnt_private {
 	u8 byRxAntennaMode;
 	u8 byTxAntennaMode;
 	u8 byRadioCtl;
-	u8 bHWRadioOff;
 
 	/* IFS & Cw */
 	u32 uSIFS;  /* Current SIFS */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index 68367414080f9017371ab96b7d2f8113c00b9bcc..0802ecdf74805852aedf5106446c069cee51cfa3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static int device_init_registers(struct vnt_private *priv)
 	vnt_set_short_slot_time(priv);
 
 	priv->byRadioCtl = priv->abyEEPROM[EEP_OFS_RADIOCTL];
-	priv->bHWRadioOff = false;
 
 	if ((priv->byRadioCtl & EEP_RADIOCTL_ENABLE) != 0) {
 		status = vnt_control_in(priv, MESSAGE_TYPE_READ,
@@ -363,16 +362,12 @@ static int device_init_registers(struct vnt_private *priv)
 		if (status != STATUS_SUCCESS)
 			return false;
 
-		if ((tmp & GPIO3_DATA) == 0) {
-			priv->bHWRadioOff = true;
+		if ((tmp & GPIO3_DATA) == 0)
 			vnt_mac_reg_bits_on(priv, MAC_REG_GPIOCTL1,
 								GPIO3_INTMD);
-		} else {
+		else
 			vnt_mac_reg_bits_off(priv, MAC_REG_GPIOCTL1,
 								GPIO3_INTMD);
-			priv->bHWRadioOff = false;
-		}
-
 	}
 
 	vnt_mac_set_led(priv, LEDSTS_TMLEN, 0x38);
@@ -381,11 +376,7 @@ static int device_init_registers(struct vnt_private *priv)
 
 	vnt_mac_reg_bits_on(priv, MAC_REG_GPIOCTL0, 0x01);
 
-	if (priv->bHWRadioOff == true) {
-		vnt_radio_power_off(priv);
-	} else {
-		vnt_radio_power_on(priv);
-	}
+	vnt_radio_power_on(priv);
 
 	dev_dbg(&priv->usb->dev, "<----INIbInitAdapter Exit\n");