diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
index 662ecc8..c52e9bcf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
@@ -1820,6 +1820,8 @@
 	    zd->dev->name);
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, zd);
+	zd1201_enable(zd);	/* zd1201 likes to startup enabled, */
+	zd1201_disable(zd);	/* interfering with all the wifis in range */
 	return 0;
 
 err_net: