diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 1b3e82ff90cb..3bb6ac588aaf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ static int iwl4965_load_bsm(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("Begin load bsm\n");
 
+	priv->ucode_type = UCODE_RT;
+
 	/* make sure bootstrap program is no larger than BSM's SRAM size */
 	if (len > IWL_MAX_BSM_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -221,8 +223,6 @@ static int iwl4965_load_bsm(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	iwl_release_nic_access(priv);
 
-	priv->ucode_type = UCODE_INIT;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ static int iwl4965_set_ucode_ptrs(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO("Runtime uCode pointers are set.\n");
 
-	priv->ucode_type = UCODE_RT;
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
index eb6141e6edbc..685a84e5a021 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-5000.c
@@ -804,8 +804,11 @@ static int iwl5000_alive_notify(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	iwl5000_send_Xtal_calib(priv);
 
-	if (priv->ucode_type == UCODE_RT)
+	if (priv->ucode_type == UCODE_RT) {
 		iwl5000_send_calib_results(priv);
+		set_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status);
+		priv->is_open = 1;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index b3c180723489..af8394c4b2df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -4074,21 +4074,23 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_IN_SUSPEND, &priv->status))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Wait for START_ALIVE from ucode. Otherwise callbacks from
+	/* Wait for START_ALIVE from Run Time ucode. Otherwise callbacks from
 	 * mac80211 will not be run successfully. */
-	ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(priv->wait_command_queue,
-			test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status),
-			UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT);
-	if (!ret) {
-		if (!test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status)) {
-			IWL_ERROR("Wait for START_ALIVE timeout after %dms.\n",
-				  jiffies_to_msecs(UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT));
-			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
-			goto out_release_irq;
+	if (priv->ucode_type == UCODE_RT) {
+		ret = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(priv->wait_command_queue,
+				test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status),
+				UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT);
+		if (!ret) {
+			if (!test_bit(STATUS_READY, &priv->status)) {
+				IWL_ERROR("START_ALIVE timeout after %dms.\n",
+					jiffies_to_msecs(UCODE_READY_TIMEOUT));
+				ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
+				goto out_release_irq;
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	priv->is_open = 1;
+		priv->is_open = 1;
+	}
 	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave\n");
 	return 0;