diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
index 9ced5b7..4cdb474 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
@@ -1884,6 +1884,18 @@
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
+	if (priv->status & STATUS_ASSOCIATING) {
+		IPW_DEBUG_HC("abandon a command while associating\n");
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (priv->status & STATUS_DISASSOCIATING) {
+		IPW_DEBUG_HC("abandon a command while disassociating\n");
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	priv->status |= STATUS_HCMD_ACTIVE;
 
 	if (priv->cmdlog) {
@@ -3671,7 +3683,13 @@
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!(priv->status & (STATUS_ASSOCIATING | STATUS_ASSOCIATED))) {
+	if (priv->status & STATUS_ASSOCIATING) {
+		IPW_DEBUG_ASSOC("Disassociating while associating.\n");
+		queue_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->disassociate);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!(priv->status & STATUS_ASSOCIATED)) {
 		IPW_DEBUG_ASSOC("Disassociating while not associated.\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -3681,9 +3699,6 @@
 			MAC_ARG(priv->assoc_request.bssid),
 			priv->assoc_request.channel);
 
-	priv->status &= ~(STATUS_ASSOCIATING | STATUS_ASSOCIATED);
-	priv->status |= STATUS_DISASSOCIATING;
-
 	if (quiet)
 		priv->assoc_request.assoc_type = HC_DISASSOC_QUIET;
 	else
@@ -3695,6 +3710,9 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	priv->status &= ~(STATUS_ASSOCIATING | STATUS_ASSOCIATED);
+	priv->status |= STATUS_DISASSOCIATING;
+
 }
 
 static int ipw_disassociate(void *data)
@@ -7625,8 +7643,6 @@
 	 */
 	priv->channel = network->channel;
 	memcpy(priv->bssid, network->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-	priv->status |= STATUS_ASSOCIATING;
-	priv->status &= ~STATUS_SECURITY_UPDATED;
 
 	priv->assoc_network = network;
 
@@ -7640,6 +7656,9 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	priv->status |= STATUS_ASSOCIATING;
+	priv->status &= ~STATUS_SECURITY_UPDATED;
+
 	IPW_DEBUG(IPW_DL_STATE, "associating: '%s' " MAC_FMT " \n",
 		  escape_essid(priv->essid, priv->essid_len),
 		  MAC_ARG(priv->bssid));