if (b43_status(dev) < B43_STAT_STARTED)
                return;
+
+       /* Disable and sync interrupts. We must do this before than
+        * setting the status to INITIALIZED, as the interrupt handler
+        * won't care about IRQs then. */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->irq_lock, flags);
+       dev->irq_savedstate = b43_interrupt_disable(dev, B43_IRQ_ALL);
+       b43_read32(dev, B43_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_MASK); /* flush */
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->irq_lock, flags);
+       b43_synchronize_irq(dev);
+
        b43_set_status(dev, B43_STAT_INITIALIZED);
 
        mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
        ieee80211_stop_queues(wl->hw);  //FIXME this could cause a deadlock, as mac80211 seems buggy.
 
-       /* Disable and sync interrupts. */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->irq_lock, flags);
-       dev->irq_savedstate = b43_interrupt_disable(dev, B43_IRQ_ALL);
-       b43_read32(dev, B43_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_MASK); /* flush */
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->irq_lock, flags);
-       b43_synchronize_irq(dev);
-
        b43_mac_suspend(dev);
        free_irq(dev->dev->irq, dev);
        b43dbg(wl, "Wireless interface stopped\n");