diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index baafa44..0cd4702 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -788,11 +788,8 @@
 					le16_to_cpu(cmdnode->cmdbuf->command));
 				lbs_complete_command(priv, cmdnode, -ETIMEDOUT);
 				priv->nr_retries = 0;
-				if (priv->reset_card) {
-					spin_unlock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
+				if (priv->reset_card)
 					priv->reset_card(priv);
-					spin_lock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
-				}
 			} else {
 				priv->cur_cmd = NULL;
 				lbs_pr_info("requeueing command 0x%04x due "