diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index e0ec40ed43b7..f0468cd8b7b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1319,6 +1319,9 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet_legacy(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	/* only Re-enable if diabled by irq */
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_INT_ENABLED, &priv->status))
 		iwl_enable_interrupts(priv);
+	/* Re-enable RF_KILL if it occurred */
+	else if (handled & CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL)
+		iwl_enable_rfkill_int(priv);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
 	if (iwl_get_debug_level(priv) & (IWL_DL_ISR)) {
@@ -1533,6 +1536,9 @@ static void iwl_irq_tasklet(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	/* only Re-enable if diabled by irq */
 	if (test_bit(STATUS_INT_ENABLED, &priv->status))
 		iwl_enable_interrupts(priv);
+	/* Re-enable RF_KILL if it occurred */
+	else if (handled & CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL)
+		iwl_enable_rfkill_int(priv);
 }
 
 /* the threshold ratio of actual_ack_cnt to expected_ack_cnt in percent */