}
 }
 
+static void drain_txstatus_queue(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
+{
+       u32 dummy;
+
+       if (bcm->current_core->rev < 5)
+               return;
+       /* Read all entries from the microcode TXstatus FIFO
+        * and throw them away.
+        */
+       while (1) {
+               dummy = bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_XMITSTAT_0);
+               if (!dummy)
+                       break;
+               dummy = bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_XMITSTAT_1);
+       }
+}
+
 static void bcm43xx_generate_noise_sample(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 {
        bcm43xx_shm_write16(bcm, BCM43xx_SHM_SHARED, 0x408, 0x7F7F);
        bcm43xx_macfilter_clear(bcm, BCM43xx_MACFILTER_ASSOC);
        bcm43xx_macfilter_set(bcm, BCM43xx_MACFILTER_SELF, (u8 *)(bcm->net_dev->dev_addr));
        bcm43xx_security_init(bcm);
+       drain_txstatus_queue(bcm);
        ieee80211softmac_start(bcm->net_dev);
 
        /* Let's go! Be careful after enabling the IRQs.