diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
index fb95b8cc4fe9..e20dd7431f21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
@@ -2600,6 +2600,11 @@ static int rt61pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	/*
+	 * Disable power saving.
+	 */
+	rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, SOFT_RESET_CSR, 0x00000007);
+
 	/*
 	 * Allocate eeprom data.
 	 */