diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 4bdf237f6adc90b61283624de3e5dc2b7a167822..1c3ca6ebdc4d472b09d98180e0ecc3c6d19c8e93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6171,6 +6171,7 @@ static void iwl_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
 		if (rc) {
+			iwl_rate_control_unregister(priv->hw);
 			IWL_ERROR("Failed to register network "
 				  "device (error %d)\n", rc);
 			return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 8f85564ec6fa4b7e0eac18476d661b5d74534e71..3b31607a27fc4b34695741d788d128043f3784b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -6527,6 +6527,7 @@ static void iwl_alive_start(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 		mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 
 		if (rc) {
+			iwl_rate_control_unregister(priv->hw);
 			IWL_ERROR("Failed to register network "
 				  "device (error %d)\n", rc);
 			return;