diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 691d64e0393d..e0f6f03a920f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -8494,6 +8494,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	priv->power_mode = IWL_POWER_AC;
 	priv->user_txpower_limit = IWL_DEFAULT_TX_POWER;
 
+	iwl_disable_interrupts(priv);
+
 	pci_enable_msi(pdev);
 
 	err = request_irq(pdev->irq, iwl_isr, IRQF_SHARED, DRV_NAME, priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 6fb49b0738a0..07df6c1c102c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -9122,6 +9122,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	priv->power_mode = IWL_POWER_AC;
 	priv->user_txpower_limit = IWL_DEFAULT_TX_POWER;
 
+	iwl_disable_interrupts(priv);
+
 	pci_enable_msi(pdev);
 
 	err = request_irq(pdev->irq, iwl_isr, IRQF_SHARED, DRV_NAME, priv);