diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 73730e94e0ac79fdbdf257f1cf969179e1c62a46..c5a99c8c81687de1b26a79bb2ad777c4d71c2029 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -5404,6 +5404,8 @@ static void b43_bcma_remove(struct bcma_device *core)
 	cancel_work_sync(&wldev->restart_work);
 
 	B43_WARN_ON(!wl);
+	if (!wldev->fw.ucode.data)
+		return;			/* NULL if firmware never loaded */
 	if (wl->current_dev == wldev && wl->hw_registred) {
 		b43_leds_stop(wldev);
 		ieee80211_unregister_hw(wl->hw);
@@ -5478,6 +5480,8 @@ static void b43_ssb_remove(struct ssb_device *sdev)
 	cancel_work_sync(&wldev->restart_work);
 
 	B43_WARN_ON(!wl);
+	if (!wldev->fw.ucode.data)
+		return;			/* NULL if firmware never loaded */
 	if (wl->current_dev == wldev && wl->hw_registred) {
 		b43_leds_stop(wldev);
 		ieee80211_unregister_hw(wl->hw);