diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
index 4cca203992e8..34ae125d5384 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/rfkill.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void b43_rfkill_init(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	snprintf(rfk->name, sizeof(rfk->name),
 		 "b43-%s", wiphy_name(wl->hw->wiphy));
 	rfk->rfkill->name = rfk->name;
-	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_ON;
+	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED;
 	rfk->rfkill->data = dev;
 	rfk->rfkill->toggle_radio = b43_rfkill_soft_toggle;
 	rfk->rfkill->user_claim_unsupported = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
index 8935a302b220..b32bf6a94f19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/rfkill.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void b43legacy_rfkill_init(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 	snprintf(rfk->name, sizeof(rfk->name),
 		 "b43legacy-%s", wiphy_name(wl->hw->wiphy));
 	rfk->rfkill->name = rfk->name;
-	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_ON;
+	rfk->rfkill->state = RFKILL_STATE_UNBLOCKED;
 	rfk->rfkill->data = dev;
 	rfk->rfkill->toggle_radio = b43legacy_rfkill_soft_toggle;
 	rfk->rfkill->user_claim_unsupported = 1;