diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c
index d8e0cdf..f9399f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/control.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@
 	d_fnstart(3, dev, "(i2400m %p buf %p len %zu)\n",
 		  i2400m, buf, buf_len);
 
+	rmb();		/* Make sure we see what i2400m_dev_reset_handle() */
 	if (i2400m->boot_mode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
index 897794c..e8d022d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/driver.c
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@
  */
 int i2400m_dev_reset_handle(struct i2400m *i2400m)
 {
+	i2400m->boot_mode = 1;
+	wmb();		/* Make sure i2400m_msg_to_dev() sees boot_mode */
 	return i2400m_schedule_work(i2400m, __i2400m_dev_reset_handle,
 				    GFP_ATOMIC);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
index 26924f1..01c926e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/fw.c
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@
 	d_fnstart(5, dev, "(i2400m %p bcf %p size %zu)\n",
 		  i2400m, bcf, bcf_size);
 	i2400m->boot_mode = 1;
+	wmb();		/* Make sure other readers see it */
 hw_reboot:
 	if (count-- == 0) {
 		ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -1033,6 +1034,7 @@
 	d_printf(2, dev, "fw %s successfully uploaded\n",
 		 i2400m->fw_name);
 	i2400m->boot_mode = 0;
+	wmb();		/* Make sure i2400m_msg_to_dev() sees boot_mode */
 error_dnload_finalize:
 error_dnload_bcf:
 error_dnload_init: