diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index 536971786ae8..6f9d28182445 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,8 @@ static int device_close(struct net_device *dev)
     memset(pMgmt->abyCurrBSSID, 0, 6);
     pMgmt->eCurrState = WMAC_STATE_IDLE;
 
+	pDevice->flags &= ~DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED;
+
     device_free_tx_bufs(pDevice);
     device_free_rx_bufs(pDevice);
     device_free_int_bufs(pDevice);
@@ -1109,7 +1111,6 @@ static int device_close(struct net_device *dev)
     usb_free_urb(pDevice->pInterruptURB);
 
     BSSvClearNodeDBTable(pDevice, 0);
-    pDevice->flags &=(~DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED);
 
     DBG_PRT(MSG_LEVEL_DEBUG, KERN_INFO "device_close2 \n");