diff --git a/drivers/net/b44.c b/drivers/net/b44.c
index c53848f787ebb600632d4f8b05964de4b7b919dd..c8d9b4d667041ff85991e1b0ba77c9cf548ab76e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/b44.c
+++ b/drivers/net/b44.c
@@ -1417,6 +1417,7 @@ static int b44_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	add_timer(&bp->timer);
 
 	b44_enable_ints(bp);
+	netif_start_queue(dev);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2113,6 +2114,7 @@ static int b44_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	add_timer(&bp->timer);
 
 	b44_enable_ints(bp);
+	netif_wake_queue(dev);
 	return 0;
 }