--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c @@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ static bool rt2x00usb_check_usb_error(st if (status == -ENODEV || status == -ENOENT) return true; + if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_STARTED, &rt2x00dev->flags)) + return false; + if (status == -EPROTO || status == -ETIMEDOUT) rt2x00dev->num_proto_errs++; else