diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index ccd24f0acb8d48d86f4312163679f71c21aef51f..86b2030055d2ab295d812cab565b2983e83eddc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -2424,6 +2424,7 @@ static int b43_try_request_fw(struct b43_request_fw_context *ctx)
 
 static int b43_one_core_attach(struct b43_bus_dev *dev, struct b43_wl *wl);
 static void b43_one_core_detach(struct b43_bus_dev *dev);
+static int b43_rng_init(struct b43_wl *wl);
 
 static void b43_request_firmware(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -2475,6 +2476,10 @@ static void b43_request_firmware(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto err_one_core_detach;
 	wl->hw_registred = true;
 	b43_leds_register(wl->current_dev);
+
+	/* Register HW RNG driver */
+	b43_rng_init(wl);
+
 	goto out;
 
 err_one_core_detach:
@@ -4636,9 +4641,6 @@ static void b43_wireless_core_exit(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	if (!dev || b43_status(dev) != B43_STAT_INITIALIZED)
 		return;
 
-	/* Unregister HW RNG driver */
-	b43_rng_exit(dev->wl);
-
 	b43_set_status(dev, B43_STAT_UNINIT);
 
 	/* Stop the microcode PSM. */
@@ -4795,9 +4797,6 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 
 	b43_set_status(dev, B43_STAT_INITIALIZED);
 
-	/* Register HW RNG driver */
-	b43_rng_init(dev->wl);
-
 out:
 	return err;
 
@@ -5464,6 +5463,9 @@ static void b43_bcma_remove(struct bcma_device *core)
 
 	b43_one_core_detach(wldev->dev);
 
+	/* Unregister HW RNG driver */
+	b43_rng_exit(wl);
+
 	b43_leds_unregister(wl);
 
 	ieee80211_free_hw(wl->hw);
@@ -5541,6 +5543,9 @@ static void b43_ssb_remove(struct ssb_device *sdev)
 
 	b43_one_core_detach(dev);
 
+	/* Unregister HW RNG driver */
+	b43_rng_exit(wl);
+
 	if (list_empty(&wl->devlist)) {
 		b43_leds_unregister(wl);
 		/* Last core on the chip unregistered.