diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
index 985982b..6965131 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00.h
@@ -520,6 +520,10 @@
 	 * TX status tasklet handler.
 	 */
 	void (*txstatus_tasklet) (unsigned long data);
+	void (*pretbtt_tasklet) (unsigned long data);
+	void (*tbtt_tasklet) (unsigned long data);
+	void (*rxdone_tasklet) (unsigned long data);
+	void (*autowake_tasklet) (unsigned long data);
 
 	/*
 	 * Device init handlers.
@@ -905,6 +909,15 @@
 	 * Tasklet for processing tx status reports (rt2800pci).
 	 */
 	struct tasklet_struct txstatus_tasklet;
+	struct tasklet_struct pretbtt_tasklet;
+	struct tasklet_struct tbtt_tasklet;
+	struct tasklet_struct rxdone_tasklet;
+	struct tasklet_struct autowake_tasklet;
+
+	/*
+	 * Protect the interrupt mask register.
+	 */
+	spinlock_t irqmask_lock;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
index 50b379a..7d4dece 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00dev.c
@@ -831,6 +831,26 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Initialize tasklets if used by the driver. Tasklets are
+	 * disabled until the interrupts are turned on. The driver
+	 * has to handle that.
+	 */
+#define RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT(taskletname) \
+	if (rt2x00dev->ops->lib->taskletname) { \
+		tasklet_init(&rt2x00dev->taskletname, \
+			     rt2x00dev->ops->lib->taskletname, \
+			     (unsigned long)rt2x00dev); \
+		tasklet_disable(&rt2x00dev->taskletname); \
+	}
+
+	RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT(pretbtt_tasklet);
+	RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT(tbtt_tasklet);
+	RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT(rxdone_tasklet);
+	RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT(autowake_tasklet);
+
+#undef RT2X00_TASKLET_INIT
+
+	/*
 	 * Register HW.
 	 */
 	status = ieee80211_register_hw(rt2x00dev->hw);
@@ -958,6 +978,7 @@
 {
 	int retval = -ENOMEM;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&rt2x00dev->irqmask_lock);
 	mutex_init(&rt2x00dev->csr_mutex);
 
 	set_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &rt2x00dev->flags);