Index: dev/ipw/if_ipw.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/dev/ipw/if_ipw.c,v
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -r1.56 if_ipw.c
--- dev/ipw/if_ipw.c	17 Dec 2011 10:23:17 -0000	1.56
+++ dev/ipw/if_ipw.c	15 Mar 2012 16:57:08 -0000
@@ -2557,10 +2557,16 @@
 ipw_stop_locked(struct ipw_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct ifnet *ifp = sc->sc_ifp;
+	struct ieee80211com *ic = ifp->if_l2com;
+	struct ieee80211vap *vap = TAILQ_FIRST(&ic->ic_vaps);
 	int i;
 
 	IPW_LOCK_ASSERT(sc);
 
+	if (vap != NULL) {
+		ieee80211_new_state(vap, IEEE80211_S_INIT, -1);
+	}
+
 	callout_stop(&sc->sc_wdtimer);
 	ipw_stop_master(sc);