diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
index 727f067..0e80990 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/main.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,7 @@
 bad:
 	if (ah)
 		ath9k_hw_detach(ah);
+	ath9k_exit_debug(sc);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1545,7 +1546,7 @@
 static int ath_attach(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = sc->hw;
-	int error = 0;
+	int error = 0, i;
 
 	DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "Attach ATH hw\n");
 
@@ -1589,11 +1590,11 @@
 	/* initialize tx/rx engine */
 	error = ath_tx_init(sc, ATH_TXBUF);
 	if (error != 0)
-		goto detach;
+		goto error_attach;
 
 	error = ath_rx_init(sc, ATH_RXBUF);
 	if (error != 0)
-		goto detach;
+		goto error_attach;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RFKILL) || defined(CONFIG_RFKILL_MODULE)
 	/* Initialze h/w Rfkill */
@@ -1601,8 +1602,9 @@
 		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&sc->rf_kill.rfkill_poll, ath_rfkill_poll);
 
 	/* Initialize s/w rfkill */
-	if (ath_init_sw_rfkill(sc))
-		goto detach;
+	error = ath_init_sw_rfkill(sc);
+	if (error)
+		goto error_attach;
 #endif
 
 	error = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
@@ -1611,8 +1613,16 @@
 	ath_init_leds(sc);
 
 	return 0;
-detach:
-	ath_detach(sc);
+
+error_attach:
+	/* cleanup tx queues */
+	for (i = 0; i < ATH9K_NUM_TX_QUEUES; i++)
+		if (ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, i))
+			ath_tx_cleanupq(sc, &sc->tx.txq[i]);
+
+	ath9k_hw_detach(sc->sc_ah);
+	ath9k_exit_debug(sc);
+
 	return error;
 }