diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
index b853ba0..21bed6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c
@@ -1424,33 +1424,37 @@
 }
 
 /* Send new BSSID to userspace */
-static void orinoco_send_wevents(struct work_struct *work)
+static void orinoco_send_bssid_wevent(struct orinoco_private *priv)
 {
-	struct orinoco_private *priv =
-		container_of(work, struct orinoco_private, wevent_work);
 	struct net_device *dev = priv->ndev;
 	struct hermes *hw = &priv->hw;
 	union iwreq_data wrqu;
 	int err;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (orinoco_lock(priv, &flags) != 0)
-		return;
 
 	err = hermes_read_ltv(hw, IRQ_BAP, HERMES_RID_CURRENTBSSID,
 			      ETH_ALEN, NULL, wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data);
 	if (err != 0)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	wrqu.ap_addr.sa_family = ARPHRD_ETHER;
 
 	/* Send event to user space */
 	wireless_send_event(dev, SIOCGIWAP, &wrqu, NULL);
-
- out:
-	orinoco_unlock(priv, &flags);
 }
 
+static void orinoco_send_wevents(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct orinoco_private *priv =
+		container_of(work, struct orinoco_private, wevent_work);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (orinoco_lock(priv, &flags) != 0)
+		return;
+
+	orinoco_send_bssid_wevent(priv);
+
+	orinoco_unlock(priv, &flags);
+}
 
 static inline void orinoco_clear_scan_results(struct orinoco_private *priv,
 					      unsigned long scan_age)