diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 6176cb78d9d674b8cb2148dd9ca128df694b0286..f6d28d98da8d7d2a5be3fb9bb981474a4db4129d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -3042,6 +3042,7 @@ static void mwifiex_unregister_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 			if (card->msi_enable)
 				pci_disable_msi(pdev);
 	       }
+		card->adapter = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
index 5077d56b1bd493a03446a0b5d75d48850ed8ee2f..69542f802de5d3bea1c649b0d862172cadec8221 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -2017,6 +2017,7 @@ mwifiex_unregister_dev(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	struct sdio_mmc_card *card = adapter->card;
 
 	if (adapter->card) {
+		card->adapter = NULL;
 		sdio_claim_host(card->func);
 		sdio_disable_func(card->func);
 		sdio_release_host(card->func);