--- a/driver/wl_linux.c
+++ b/driver/wl_linux.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static int wl_read_proc(char *buffer, ch
 static int wl_dump(wl_info_t *wl, struct bcmstrbuf *b);
 #endif /* BCMDBG */
 struct wl_if *wl_alloc_if(wl_info_t *wl, int iftype, uint unit, struct wlc_if* wlc_if);
+static void wl_link_if(wl_info_t *wl, wl_if_t *wlif);
 static void wl_free_if(wl_info_t *wl, wl_if_t *wlif);
 
 
@@ -566,6 +567,9 @@ wl_attach(uint16 vendor, uint16 device,
 	wl->dev = dev;
 	wl_if_setup(dev);
 
+	/* add the interface to the interface linked list */
+	wl_link_if(wl, wlif);
+
 	/* map chip registers (47xx: and sprom) */
 	dev->base_addr = regs;
 
@@ -1106,10 +1110,14 @@ wl_free(wl_info_t *wl)
 			free_irq(wl->dev->irq, wl);
 	}
 
-	if (wl->dev) {
-		wl_free_if(wl, WL_DEV_IF(wl->dev));
-		wl->dev = NULL;
+	/* free all interfaces */
+	while (wl->if_list) {
+        	if ((wl->if_list->dev != wl->dev) || wl->if_list->next == NULL)
+			wl_free_if(wl, wl->if_list);
+		else
+			wl_free_if(wl, wl->if_list->next);
 	}
+	wl->dev = NULL;
 
 #ifdef TOE
 	wl_toe_detach(wl->toei);
@@ -1355,10 +1363,12 @@ wl_txflowcontrol(wl_info_t *wl, bool sta
 
 	ASSERT(prio == ALLPRIO);
 	for (wlif = wl->if_list; wlif != NULL; wlif = wlif->next) {
-		if (state == ON)
-			netif_stop_queue(wlif->dev);
-		else
-			netif_wake_queue(wlif->dev);
+		if (wlif->dev_registed) {
+			if (state == ON)
+				netif_stop_queue(wlif->dev);
+			else
+				netif_wake_queue(wlif->dev);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1398,7 +1408,6 @@ wl_alloc_if(wl_info_t *wl, int iftype, u
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	wl_if_t *wlif;
-	wl_if_t *p;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(wl_if_t));
 	wlif = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -1411,9 +1420,13 @@ wl_alloc_if(wl_info_t *wl, int iftype, u
 	wlif->wlcif = wlcif;
 	wlif->subunit = subunit;
 
-	/* match current flow control state */
-	if (iftype != WL_IFTYPE_MON && wl->dev && netif_queue_stopped(wl->dev))
-		netif_stop_queue(dev);
+	return wlif;
+}
+
+static void
+wl_link_if(wl_info_t *wl, wl_if_t *wlif)
+{
+	wl_if_t *p;
 
 	/* add the interface to the interface linked list */
 	if (wl->if_list == NULL)
@@ -1424,7 +1437,6 @@ wl_alloc_if(wl_info_t *wl, int iftype, u
 			p = p->next;
 		p->next = wlif;
 	}
-	return wlif;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1504,6 +1516,9 @@ _wl_add_if(wl_task_t *task)
 	wl_info_t *wl = wlif->wl;
 	struct net_device *dev = wlif->dev;
 
+	/* add the interface to the interface linked list */
+	wl_link_if(wl, wlif);
+
 	if (wlif->type == WL_IFTYPE_WDS)
 		dev->netdev_ops = &wl_wds_ops;
 
@@ -1516,6 +1531,14 @@ _wl_add_if(wl_task_t *task)
 	}
 	wlif->dev_registed = TRUE;
 
+	/* match current flow control state */
+	if (wl->dev) {
+		if (netif_queue_stopped(wl->dev))
+			netif_stop_queue(dev);
+		else
+			netif_wake_queue(dev);
+	}
+
 done:
 	MFREE(wl->osh, task, sizeof(wl_task_t));
 	atomic_dec(&wl->callbacks);
@@ -1545,6 +1568,8 @@ wl_add_if(wl_info_t *wl, struct wlc_if*
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	wl_if_setup(wlif->dev);
+
 	sprintf(wlif->dev->name, "%s%d.%d", devname, wl->pub->unit, wlif->subunit);
 	if (remote)
 		bcopy(remote, &wlif->remote, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
@@ -2778,6 +2803,9 @@ wl_add_monitor(wl_task_t *task)
 	dev = wlif->dev;
 	wl->monitor = dev;
 
+	/* add the interface to the interface linked list */
+	wl_link_if(wl, wlif);
+
 	/* override some fields */
 	sprintf(dev->name, "prism%d", wl->pub->unit);
 	bcopy(wl->dev->dev_addr, dev->dev_addr, ETHER_ADDR_LEN);