diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
index 0b62cc5df488..07627b6ef8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wlan.c
@@ -1588,6 +1588,8 @@ int wilc_wlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	PRINT_D(INIT_DBG, "Initializing WILC_Wlan ...\n");
 
+	wilc->quit = 0;
+
 	if (!wilc->hif_func->hif_init(wilc)) {
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto _fail_;