diff --git a/drivers/uwb/pal.c b/drivers/uwb/pal.c
index 690577d..c1304b8 100644
--- a/drivers/uwb/pal.c
+++ b/drivers/uwb/pal.c
@@ -68,8 +68,40 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uwb_pal_register);
 
+static int find_rc(struct device *dev, const void *data)
+{
+	const struct uwb_rc *target_rc = data;
+	struct uwb_rc *rc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	if (rc == NULL) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (rc == target_rc) {
+		if (rc->ready == 0)
+			return 0;
+		else
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
- * uwb_pal_register - unregister a UWB PAL
+ * Given a radio controller descriptor see if it is registered.
+ *
+ * @returns false if the rc does not exist or is quiescing; true otherwise.
+ */
+static bool uwb_rc_class_device_exists(struct uwb_rc *target_rc)
+{
+	struct device *dev;
+
+	dev = class_find_device(&uwb_rc_class, NULL, target_rc,	find_rc);
+
+	return (dev != NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * uwb_pal_unregister - unregister a UWB PAL
  * @pal: the PAL
  */
 void uwb_pal_unregister(struct uwb_pal *pal)
@@ -85,7 +117,11 @@
 	debugfs_remove(pal->debugfs_dir);
 
 	if (pal->device) {
-		sysfs_remove_link(&rc->uwb_dev.dev.kobj, pal->name);
+		/* remove link to the PAL in the UWB device's directory. */
+		if (uwb_rc_class_device_exists(rc))
+			sysfs_remove_link(&rc->uwb_dev.dev.kobj, pal->name);
+
+		/* remove link to uwb_rc in the PAL device's directory. */
 		sysfs_remove_link(&pal->device->kobj, "uwb_rc");
 	}
 }