diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 126ecf7023ebc624be4180b8ba3a160cf2ddf639..0b4413830507da7cdc1fa81563b01c4146581ee1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -489,10 +489,8 @@ static int iwl4965_disable_tx_fifo(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 static int iwl4965_apm_init(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 	iwl_set_bit(priv, CSR_GIO_CHICKEN_BITS,
 			  CSR_GIO_CHICKEN_BITS_REG_BIT_DIS_L0S_EXIT_TIMER);
 
@@ -524,7 +522,6 @@ static int iwl4965_apm_init(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
 	iwl_release_nic_access(priv);
 out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index aab0ee6d8af49b036d6126c21ac50d21fb4a58e8..7759e63b2bcfe7a0ffc70b508764538bbf05b048 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -174,9 +174,8 @@ int iwl_hw_nic_init(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* nic_init */
-	priv->cfg->ops->lib->apm_ops.init(priv);
-
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
+	priv->cfg->ops->lib->apm_ops.init(priv);
 	iwl_write32(priv, CSR_INT_COALESCING, 512 / 32);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);