diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_boot.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_boot.c
index 2c7e5612d5ba..7acef88df1fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_boot.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_boot.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of wl1271
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 Nokia Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Nokia Corporation
  *
  * Contact: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@nokia.com>
  *
@@ -411,7 +411,8 @@ static int wl1271_boot_run_firmware(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	wl->event_mask = BSS_LOSE_EVENT_ID |
 		SCAN_COMPLETE_EVENT_ID |
 		PS_REPORT_EVENT_ID |
-		JOIN_EVENT_COMPLETE_ID;
+		JOIN_EVENT_COMPLETE_ID |
+		DISCONNECT_EVENT_COMPLETE_ID;
 
 	ret = wl1271_event_unmask(wl);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
index e677f979ca6b..0aa2422982d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_cmd.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * This file is part of wl1271
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2009 Nokia Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Nokia Corporation
  *
  * Contact: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@nokia.com>
  *
@@ -942,6 +942,10 @@ int wl1271_cmd_disconnect(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
+	ret = wl1271_cmd_wait_for_event(wl, DISCONNECT_EVENT_COMPLETE_ID);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		wl1271_error("cmd disconnect event completion error");
+
 out_free:
 	kfree(cmd);