diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
index fa0cf744958fc2f21d1d61f842bd9e2214ba0b7f..f3d396e7544b9d1d0f7848bc1cabb74bce75b8de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/main.c
@@ -1811,6 +1811,12 @@ static int __orinoco_commit(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 	struct net_device *dev = priv->ndev;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	/* If we've called commit, we are reconfiguring or bringing the
+	 * interface up. Maintaining countermeasures across this would
+	 * be confusing, so note that we've disabled them. The port will
+	 * be enabled later in orinoco_commit or __orinoco_up. */
+	priv->tkip_cm_active = 0;
+
 	err = orinoco_hw_program_rids(priv);
 
 	/* FIXME: what about netif_tx_lock */