diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
index 1bbd49f1d6f6d8f1686c1c2487ac31e6e957c0bb..1ce3df28f6378d848efb148847d6b3942aa700e8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ void ieee80211_wx_sync_scan_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 	ieee80211_sta_ps_send_null_frame(ieee, 1);
 #endif
 
-	netif_carrier_off(ieee->dev);
-
 	if (ieee->data_hard_stop)
 		ieee->data_hard_stop(ieee->dev);
 
@@ -389,7 +387,6 @@ void ieee80211_wx_sync_scan_wq(struct ieee80211_device *ieee)
 	if(ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_ADHOC || ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MASTER)
 		ieee80211_start_send_beacons(ieee);
 
-	netif_carrier_on(ieee->dev);
 	count = 0;
 	up(&ieee->wx_sem);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
index eb41402d1d3716179e3761f5219da671b44750ee..ef0adad2e589c51e61eb192e727fa6bcbba2c6ca 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r8192E_core.c
@@ -4318,7 +4318,6 @@ static void rtl819x_ifsilentreset(struct net_device *dev)
 			del_timer_sync(&ieee->associate_timer);
                         cancel_delayed_work(&ieee->associate_retry_wq);
 			ieee80211_stop_scan(ieee);
-			netif_carrier_off(dev);
 			up(&ieee->wx_sem);
 		}
 		else{