diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
index 26e68326710b04bce2a9e4e08f42ddf1ba645ce2..aaa297315c47102df73b6fd3948e4b8fd4cbba25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c
@@ -1159,6 +1159,22 @@ void lbs_set_mac_control(struct lbs_private *priv)
 	lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_CMD);
 }
 
+int lbs_set_mac_control_sync(struct lbs_private *priv)
+{
+	struct cmd_ds_mac_control cmd;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_CMD);
+
+	cmd.hdr.size = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(cmd));
+	cmd.action = cpu_to_le16(priv->mac_control);
+	cmd.reserved = 0;
+	ret = lbs_cmd_with_response(priv, CMD_MAC_CONTROL, &cmd);
+
+	lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_CMD);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  *  lbs_allocate_cmd_buffer - allocates the command buffer and links
  *  it to command free queue
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.h b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.h
index ab07608e13d07031bda8f3a7d6f712b1a01b73ac..4279e8ab95f2aa4545cef71daa5649b1314fdf3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void lbs_ps_confirm_sleep(struct lbs_private *priv);
 int lbs_set_radio(struct lbs_private *priv, u8 preamble, u8 radio_on);
 
 void lbs_set_mac_control(struct lbs_private *priv);
+int lbs_set_mac_control_sync(struct lbs_private *priv);
 
 int lbs_get_tx_power(struct lbs_private *priv, s16 *curlevel, s16 *minlevel,
 		     s16 *maxlevel);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
index fe1ea43c5149ef03e9ed0e2809695773fa2a576d..0c02f0483d1fd65e8b2a61b55ab57cbcc95ad5f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c
@@ -682,8 +682,10 @@ static int lbs_setup_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv)
 
 	/* Send cmd to FW to enable 11D function */
 	ret = lbs_set_snmp_mib(priv, SNMP_MIB_OID_11D_ENABLE, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto done;
 
-	lbs_set_mac_control(priv);
+	ret = lbs_set_mac_control_sync(priv);
 done:
 	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_FW, "ret %d", ret);
 	return ret;