diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
index 4cca203992e83490444868ee0d18358e063036a4..34ae125d5384dadf769b0134aa0a878af471fc17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void b43_rfkill_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	snprintf(rfk->name, sizeof(rfk->name),
 		 "b43-%s", wiphy_name(wl->hw->wiphy));
 	rfk->rfkill->name = rfk->name;
-	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_ON;
+	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED;
 	rfk->rfkill->data = dev;
 	rfk->rfkill->toggle_radio = b43_rfkill_soft_toggle;
 	rfk->rfkill->user_claim_unsupported = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
index 8935a302b22008b585a7b864f380c0904323c5d3..b32bf6a94f19d7543525ed562a89683bf893d168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void b43legacy_rfkill_init(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 	snprintf(rfk->name, sizeof(rfk->name),
 		 "b43legacy-%s", wiphy_name(wl->hw->wiphy));
 	rfk->rfkill->name = rfk->name;
-	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_ON;
+	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED;
 	rfk->rfkill->data = dev;
 	rfk->rfkill->toggle_radio = b43legacy_rfkill_soft_toggle;
 	rfk->rfkill->user_claim_unsupported = 1;