diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c
index cb8275fe6cda1a8579f5d76d85e323e03e023c13..50d69b13f9848f2a4913e2452d98224284bbf7c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8180/dev.c
@@ -910,7 +910,10 @@ static int rtl8180_init_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 		reg32 &= 0x00ffff00;
 		reg32 |= 0xb8000054;
 		rtl818x_iowrite32(priv, &priv->map->RF_PARA, reg32);
-	}
+	} else
+		/* stop unused queus (no dma alloc) */
+		rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->TX_DMA_POLLING,
+			    (1<<1) | (1<<2));
 
 	priv->rf->init(dev);