diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 3f1e5f1bf84720932e25ffa88f63b4f80d972d9a..d9a7d93def6cf914ac3772e2e91d22f5a969096f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -2316,6 +2316,11 @@ static void iwl4965_rx_handler_setup(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	priv->rx_handlers[REPLY_RX] = iwlagn_rx_reply_rx;
 	/* Tx response */
 	priv->rx_handlers[REPLY_TX] = iwl4965_rx_reply_tx;
+
+	/* set up notification wait support */
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->_agn.notif_wait_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->_agn.notif_waits);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->_agn.notif_waitq);
 }
 
 static void iwl4965_setup_deferred_work(struct iwl_priv *priv)