diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 5ba79b935f09..0f34d996975b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ void rt2x00lib_rxdone(struct queue_entry *entry)
 	unsigned int header_length;
 	int rate_idx;
 
+	if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags) ||
+	    !test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		goto submit_entry;
+
 	if (test_bit(ENTRY_DATA_IO_FAILED, &entry->flags))
 		goto submit_entry;
 
@@ -567,9 +571,13 @@ void rt2x00lib_rxdone(struct queue_entry *entry)
 	entry->skb = skb;
 
 submit_entry:
-	rt2x00dev->ops->lib->clear_entry(entry);
-	rt2x00queue_index_inc(entry->queue, Q_INDEX);
+	entry->flags = 0;
 	rt2x00queue_index_inc(entry->queue, Q_INDEX_DONE);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags) &&
+	    test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags)) {
+		rt2x00dev->ops->lib->clear_entry(entry);
+		rt2x00queue_index_inc(entry->queue, Q_INDEX);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00lib_rxdone);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index 6dd96192dd91..9ac14598e2a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -226,9 +226,7 @@ static void rt2x00usb_interrupt_txdone(struct urb *urb)
 	 * Schedule the delayed work for reading the TX status
 	 * from the device.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags) &&
-	    test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
-		ieee80211_queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw, &rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw, &rt2x00dev->txdone_work);
 }
 
 static void rt2x00usb_kick_tx_entry(struct queue_entry *entry)
@@ -409,9 +407,7 @@ static void rt2x00usb_interrupt_rxdone(struct urb *urb)
 	 * Schedule the delayed work for reading the RX status
 	 * from the device.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags) &&
-	    test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
-		ieee80211_queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw, &rt2x00dev->rxdone_work);
+	ieee80211_queue_work(rt2x00dev->hw, &rt2x00dev->rxdone_work);
 }
 
 /*