diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
index 641459b..7b36db2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static void rt2400pci_disable_radio(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 static int rt2400pci_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 			       enum dev_state state)
 {
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 reg, reg2;
 	unsigned int i;
 	char put_to_sleep;
 	char bbp_state;
@@ -946,11 +946,12 @@ static int rt2400pci_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	 * device has entered the correct state.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_BUSY_COUNT; i++) {
-		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, PWRCSR1, &reg);
-		bbp_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, PWRCSR1_BBP_CURR_STATE);
-		rf_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, PWRCSR1_RF_CURR_STATE);
+		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, PWRCSR1, &reg2);
+		bbp_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg2, PWRCSR1_BBP_CURR_STATE);
+		rf_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg2, PWRCSR1_RF_CURR_STATE);
 		if (bbp_state == state && rf_state == state)
 			return 0;
+		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, PWRCSR1, reg);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index c8363bc..4a29ede 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static void rt2500pci_disable_radio(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 static int rt2500pci_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 			       enum dev_state state)
 {
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 reg, reg2;
 	unsigned int i;
 	char put_to_sleep;
 	char bbp_state;
@@ -1104,11 +1104,12 @@ static int rt2500pci_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	 * device has entered the correct state.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_BUSY_COUNT; i++) {
-		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, PWRCSR1, &reg);
-		bbp_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, PWRCSR1_BBP_CURR_STATE);
-		rf_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, PWRCSR1_RF_CURR_STATE);
+		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, PWRCSR1, &reg2);
+		bbp_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg2, PWRCSR1_BBP_CURR_STATE);
+		rf_state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg2, PWRCSR1_RF_CURR_STATE);
 		if (bbp_state == state && rf_state == state)
 			return 0;
+		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, PWRCSR1, reg);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 9ac2f5c..a03b6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ static void rt61pci_disable_radio(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 
 static int rt61pci_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, enum dev_state state)
 {
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 reg, reg2;
 	unsigned int i;
 	char put_to_sleep;
 
@@ -1705,10 +1705,11 @@ static int rt61pci_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, enum dev_state state)
 	 * device has entered the correct state.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_BUSY_COUNT; i++) {
-		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR12, &reg);
-		state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, MAC_CSR12_BBP_CURRENT_STATE);
+		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR12, &reg2);
+		state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg2, MAC_CSR12_BBP_CURRENT_STATE);
 		if (state == !put_to_sleep)
 			return 0;
+		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR12, reg);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
index a9738ee..dc4a028 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt73usb.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ static void rt73usb_disable_radio(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 
 static int rt73usb_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, enum dev_state state)
 {
-	u32 reg;
+	u32 reg, reg2;
 	unsigned int i;
 	char put_to_sleep;
 
@@ -1382,10 +1382,11 @@ static int rt73usb_set_state(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev, enum dev_state state)
 	 * device has entered the correct state.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < REGISTER_BUSY_COUNT; i++) {
-		rt2x00usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR12, &reg);
-		state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg, MAC_CSR12_BBP_CURRENT_STATE);
+		rt2x00usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR12, &reg2);
+		state = rt2x00_get_field32(reg2, MAC_CSR12_BBP_CURRENT_STATE);
 		if (state == !put_to_sleep)
 			return 0;
+		rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR12, reg);
 		msleep(10);
 	}
 
