diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 72279e07fe325d9b8d68e1b5c6482d646867366a..d0084bcb1eca40b99b13856fe9ad2817338686cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -2875,7 +2875,8 @@ static void iwl3945_radio_kill_sw(struct iwl3945_priv *priv, int disable_radio)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->restart);
+	if (priv->is_open)
+		queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->restart);
 	return;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 8f1ab23e9d612d7b9d10d9a4c018b74fa329aaaa..5aec7d5fb9cc67638120aaeca6581ee09e8a069e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -970,7 +970,8 @@ int iwl4965_radio_kill_sw(struct iwl_priv *priv, int disable_radio)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->restart);
+	if (priv->is_open)
+		queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->restart);
 	return 1;
 }