extern struct chan_freq_power *libertas_get_region_cfp_table(u8 region, u8 band,
                                                             int *cfp_no);
 wlan_private *wlan_add_card(void *card);
+int libertas_activate_card(wlan_private *priv);
 int wlan_remove_card(wlan_private *priv);
 int wlan_add_mesh(wlan_private *priv);
 void wlan_remove_mesh(wlan_private *priv);
 
        if (!(priv = wlan_add_card(usb_cardp)))
                goto dealloc;
 
+       if (libertas_activate_card(priv))
+               goto dealloc;
+
        if (libertas_found < MAX_DEVS) {
                libertas_devs[libertas_found] = priv->wlan_dev.netdev;
                libertas_found++;
 
        spin_lock_init(&priv->adapter->driver_lock);
        init_waitqueue_head(&priv->adapter->cmd_pending);
        priv->adapter->nr_cmd_pending = 0;
+       goto done;
+
+err_kzalloc:
+       free_netdev(dev);
+done:
+       lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "priv %p", priv);
+       return priv;
+}
+
+int libertas_activate_card(wlan_private *priv)
+{
+       struct net_device *dev = priv->wlan_dev.netdev;
+       int ret = -1;
+
+       lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_MAIN);
 
        lbs_deb_thread("Starting kthread...\n");
        priv->mainthread.priv = priv;
 
        libertas_debugfs_init_one(priv, dev);
 
-       lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "priv %p", priv);
-       return priv;
+       ret = 0;
+       goto done;
 
 err_init_fw:
        libertas_sbi_unregister_dev(priv);
        wake_up_interruptible(&priv->mainthread.waitq);
        wlan_terminate_thread(&priv->mainthread);
        kfree(priv->adapter);
-err_kzalloc:
        free_netdev(dev);
-
-       lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "priv NULL");
-       return NULL;
+done:
+       lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_NET, "ret %d", ret);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**