Index: compat-wireless-2011-11-04/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c
===================================================================
--- compat-wireless-2011-11-04.orig/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c	2011-11-16 23:36:01.399952345 +0100
+++ compat-wireless-2011-11-04/drivers/net/wireless/p54/p54spi.c	2011-11-16 23:37:38.799547564 +0100
@@ -584,8 +584,6 @@ static void p54spi_op_stop(struct ieee80
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 	WARN_ON(priv->fw_state != FW_STATE_READY);
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&priv->work);
-
 	p54spi_power_off(priv);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->tx_lock, flags);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->tx_pending);
@@ -593,6 +591,8 @@ static void p54spi_op_stop(struct ieee80
 
 	priv->fw_state = FW_STATE_OFF;
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+
+	cancel_work_sync(&priv->work);
 }
 
 static int __devinit p54spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)