diff -ruN linux-2.6.29.orig/drivers/ar6000/ar6000/ar6000_drv.c linux-2.6.29/drivers/ar6000/ar6000/ar6000_drv.c
--- linux-2.6.29.orig/drivers/ar6000/ar6000/ar6000_drv.c	2009-06-23 11:24:09.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.29/drivers/ar6000/ar6000/ar6000_drv.c	2009-06-23 12:09:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
 int ar6000_init(struct net_device *dev);
 static int ar6000_open(struct net_device *dev);
 static int ar6000_close(struct net_device *dev);
+static int ar6000_cleanup(struct net_device *dev);
 static void ar6000_init_control_info(AR_SOFTC_T *ar);
 static int ar6000_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
 
@@ -984,6 +985,7 @@
 	unregister_netdev(dev);
     } else {
 	ar6000_close(dev);
+    ar6000_cleanup(dev);
     }
 
     free_raw_buffers(ar);
@@ -1090,8 +1092,15 @@
 static int
 ar6000_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-    AR_SOFTC_T *ar = netdev_priv(dev);
+    /* Stop the transmit queues */
+    netif_stop_queue(dev);
+    return 0;
+}
 
+static int
+ar6000_cleanup(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+    AR_SOFTC_T *ar = netdev_priv(dev);
     /* Stop the transmit queues */
     netif_stop_queue(dev);