diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
index 76bcc354..daa32fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2400pci.c
@@ -645,11 +645,6 @@ static void rt2400pci_start_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, RXCSR0, reg);
 		break;
 	case QID_BEACON:
-		/*
-		 * Allow the tbtt tasklet to be scheduled.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
-
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR14, &reg);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TSF_COUNT, 1);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TBCN, 1);
@@ -715,7 +710,7 @@ static void rt2400pci_stop_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		/*
 		 * Wait for possibly running tbtt tasklets.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -982,12 +977,6 @@ static void rt2400pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	if (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_ON) {
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR7, &reg);
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR7, reg);
-
-		/*
-		 * Enable tasklets.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1011,8 +1000,9 @@ static void rt2400pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		 * Ensure that all tasklets are finished before
 		 * disabling the interrupts.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1347,22 +1337,25 @@ static void rt2400pci_txstatus_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	/*
 	 * Enable all TXDONE interrupts again.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags)) {
+		spin_lock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
 
-	rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR8, &reg);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_TXRING, 0);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_ATIMRING, 0);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_PRIORING, 0);
-	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR8, reg);
+		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR8, &reg);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_TXRING, 0);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_ATIMRING, 0);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_PRIORING, 0);
+		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR8, reg);
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 static void rt2400pci_tbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt2x00lib_beacondone(rt2x00dev);
-	rt2400pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, CSR8_TBCN_EXPIRE);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt2400pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, CSR8_TBCN_EXPIRE);
 }
 
 static void rt2400pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
@@ -1370,7 +1363,7 @@ static void rt2400pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	if (rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev))
 		tasklet_schedule(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-	else
+	else if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 		rt2400pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, CSR8_RXDONE);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
index c288d95..b46c3b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2500pci.c
@@ -735,11 +735,6 @@ static void rt2500pci_start_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, RXCSR0, reg);
 		break;
 	case QID_BEACON:
-		/*
-		 * Allow the tbtt tasklet to be scheduled.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
-
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR14, &reg);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TSF_COUNT, 1);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR14_TBCN, 1);
@@ -805,7 +800,7 @@ static void rt2500pci_stop_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		/*
 		 * Wait for possibly running tbtt tasklets.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -1137,12 +1132,6 @@ static void rt2500pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	if (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_ON) {
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR7, &reg);
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR7, reg);
-
-		/*
-		 * Enable tasklets.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1165,8 +1154,9 @@ static void rt2500pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		/*
 		 * Ensure that all tasklets are finished.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1479,22 +1469,25 @@ static void rt2500pci_txstatus_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	/*
 	 * Enable all TXDONE interrupts again.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags)) {
+		spin_lock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
 
-	rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR8, &reg);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_TXRING, 0);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_ATIMRING, 0);
-	rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_PRIORING, 0);
-	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR8, reg);
+		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, CSR8, &reg);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_TXRING, 0);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_ATIMRING, 0);
+		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, CSR8_TXDONE_PRIORING, 0);
+		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, CSR8, reg);
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
+	}
 }
 
 static void rt2500pci_tbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt2x00lib_beacondone(rt2x00dev);
-	rt2500pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, CSR8_TBCN_EXPIRE);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt2500pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, CSR8_TBCN_EXPIRE);
 }
 
 static void rt2500pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
@@ -1502,7 +1495,7 @@ static void rt2500pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	if (rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev))
 		tasklet_schedule(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-	else
+	else if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 		rt2500pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, CSR8_RXDONE);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
index 5319ed9..7a0fd0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.c
@@ -200,13 +200,6 @@ static void rt2800pci_start_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_SYS_CTRL, reg);
 		break;
 	case QID_BEACON:
-		/*
-		 * Allow beacon tasklets to be scheduled for periodic
-		 * beacon updates.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
-
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, BCN_TIME_CFG, &reg);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_TSF_TICKING, 1);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, BCN_TIME_CFG_TBTT_ENABLE, 1);
@@ -269,10 +262,13 @@ static void rt2800pci_stop_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_TIMER_EN, reg);
 
 		/*
-		 * Wait for tbtt tasklets to finish.
+		 * Wait for current invocation to finish. The tasklet
+		 * won't be scheduled anymore afterwards since we disabled
+		 * the TBTT and PRE TBTT timer.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -437,14 +433,6 @@ static void rt2800pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 	if (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_ON) {
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, INT_SOURCE_CSR, &reg);
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, INT_SOURCE_CSR, reg);
-
-		/*
-		 * Enable tasklets. The beacon related tasklets are
-		 * enabled when the beacon queue is started.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock, flags);
@@ -472,12 +460,13 @@ static void rt2800pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 
 	if (state == STATE_RADIO_IRQ_OFF) {
 		/*
-		 * Ensure that all tasklets are finished before
-		 * disabling the interrupts.
+		 * Wait for possibly running tasklets to finish.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->pretbtt_tasklet);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -813,14 +802,16 @@ static void rt2800pci_pretbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt2x00lib_pretbtt(rt2x00dev);
-	rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_PRE_TBTT);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_PRE_TBTT);
 }
 
 static void rt2800pci_tbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt2x00lib_beacondone(rt2x00dev);
-	rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_TBTT);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_TBTT);
 }
 
 static void rt2800pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
@@ -828,7 +819,7 @@ static void rt2800pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	if (rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev))
 		tasklet_schedule(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-	else
+	else if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 		rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_RX_DONE);
 }
 
@@ -836,7 +827,8 @@ static void rt2800pci_autowake_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt2800pci_wakeup(rt2x00dev);
-	rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_AUTO_WAKEUP);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt2800pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_AUTO_WAKEUP);
 }
 
 static void rt2800pci_txstatus_interrupt(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 0955c94..92ff6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@ static int rt2x00lib_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 		tasklet_init(&rt2x00dev->taskletname, \
 			     rt2x00dev->ops->lib->taskletname, \
 			     (unsigned long)rt2x00dev); \
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->taskletname); \
 	}
 
 	RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT(txstatus_tasklet);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index 53110b8..058ef4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -1142,11 +1142,6 @@ static void rt61pci_start_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR0, reg);
 		break;
 	case QID_BEACON:
-		/*
-		 * Allow the tbtt tasklet to be scheduled.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
-
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, TXRX_CSR9, &reg);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR9_TSF_TICKING, 1);
 		rt2x00_set_field32(&reg, TXRX_CSR9_TBTT_ENABLE, 1);
@@ -1230,7 +1225,7 @@ static void rt61pci_stop_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
 		/*
 		 * Wait for possibly running tbtt tasklets.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
@@ -1731,13 +1726,6 @@ static void rt61pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 
 		rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, MCU_INT_SOURCE_CSR, &reg);
 		rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, MCU_INT_SOURCE_CSR, reg);
-
-		/*
-		 * Enable tasklets.
-		 */
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-		tasklet_enable(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1772,9 +1760,10 @@ static void rt61pci_toggle_irq(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev,
 		/*
 		 * Ensure that all tasklets are finished.
 		 */
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
-		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->txstatus_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->autowake_tasklet);
+		tasklet_kill(&rt2x00dev->tbtt_tasklet);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2300,22 +2289,24 @@ static void rt61pci_txstatus_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt61pci_txdone(rt2x00dev);
-	rt61pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_TXDONE);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt61pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_TXDONE);
 }
 
 static void rt61pci_tbtt_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	rt2x00lib_beacondone(rt2x00dev);
-	rt61pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_BEACON_DONE);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt61pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_BEACON_DONE);
 }
 
 static void rt61pci_rxdone_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev = (struct rt2x00_dev *)data;
 	if (rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev))
-		rt2x00pci_rxdone(rt2x00dev);
-	else
+		tasklet_schedule(&rt2x00dev->rxdone_tasklet);
+	else if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
 		rt61pci_enable_interrupt(rt2x00dev, INT_MASK_CSR_RXDONE);
 }
 
@@ -2325,7 +2316,8 @@ static void rt61pci_autowake_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 	rt61pci_wakeup(rt2x00dev);
 	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev,
 				 M2H_CMD_DONE_CSR, 0xffffffff);
-	rt61pci_enable_mcu_interrupt(rt2x00dev, MCU_INT_MASK_CSR_TWAKEUP);
+	if (test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED_RADIO, &rt2x00dev->flags))
+		rt61pci_enable_mcu_interrupt(rt2x00dev, MCU_INT_MASK_CSR_TWAKEUP);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t rt61pci_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance)
