diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
index d70732819423..ff9b5c882184 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_hw.c
@@ -2618,15 +2618,6 @@ static irqreturn_t prism2_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	int events = 0;
 	u16 ev;
 
-	/* Detect early interrupt before driver is fully configued */
-	if (!dev->base_addr) {
-		if (net_ratelimit()) {
-			printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Interrupt, but dev not configured\n",
-			       dev->name);
-		}
-		return IRQ_HANDLED;
-	}
-
 	iface = netdev_priv(dev);
 	local = iface->local;