diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index fbe2a652e014b0c194aee79d0c3aa82ad2045dfe..087e90b328cd285dfbda2837a807ca243d1fe788 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1003,6 +1003,11 @@ static int rt61pci_load_firmware(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, const void *data,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Hardware needs another millisecond before it is ready.
+	 */
+	msleep(1);
+
 	/*
 	 * Reset MAC and BBP registers.
 	 */