static int rt2400pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
         * Allocate eeprom data.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, GPIOCSR, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, GPIOCSR_BIT8, 1);
+       rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, GPIOCSR, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 #define GPIOCSR_BIT5                   FIELD32(0x00000020)
 #define GPIOCSR_BIT6                   FIELD32(0x00000040)
 #define GPIOCSR_BIT7                   FIELD32(0x00000080)
+#define GPIOCSR_BIT8                   FIELD32(0x00000100)
 
 /*
  * BBPPCSR: BBP Pin control register.
 
 static int rt2500pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
         * Allocate eeprom data.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, GPIOCSR, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, GPIOCSR_DIR0, 1);
+       rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, GPIOCSR, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 static int rt2500usb_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u16 reg;
 
        /*
         * Allocate eeprom data.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2500usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR19, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field16(®, MAC_CSR19_BIT8, 0);
+       rt2500usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR19, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 #define MAC_CSR19_BIT5                 FIELD16(0x0020)
 #define MAC_CSR19_BIT6                 FIELD16(0x0040)
 #define MAC_CSR19_BIT7                 FIELD16(0x0080)
+#define MAC_CSR19_BIT8                 FIELD16(0x0100)
 
 /*
  * MAC_CSR20: LED control register.
 
 static int rt2800pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
         * Allocate eeprom data.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, GPIO_CTRL_CFG, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, GPIO_CTRL_CFG_GPIOD_BIT2, 1);
+       rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, GPIO_CTRL_CFG, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 static int rt2800usb_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
         * Allocate eeprom data.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2x00usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, GPIO_CTRL_CFG, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, GPIO_CTRL_CFG_GPIOD_BIT2, 1);
+       rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, GPIO_CTRL_CFG, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 static int rt61pci_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
         * Disable power saving.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2x00pci_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR13, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, MAC_CSR13_BIT13, 1);
+       rt2x00pci_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR13, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 #define MAC_CSR13_BIT10                        FIELD32(0x00000400)
 #define MAC_CSR13_BIT11                        FIELD32(0x00000800)
 #define MAC_CSR13_BIT12                        FIELD32(0x00001000)
+#define MAC_CSR13_BIT13                        FIELD32(0x00002000)
 
 /*
  * MAC_CSR14: LED control register.
 
 static int rt73usb_probe_hw(struct rt2x00_dev *rt2x00dev)
 {
        int retval;
+       u32 reg;
 
        /*
         * Allocate eeprom data.
        if (retval)
                return retval;
 
+       /*
+        * Enable rfkill polling by setting GPIO direction of the
+        * rfkill switch GPIO pin correctly.
+        */
+       rt2x00usb_register_read(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR13, ®);
+       rt2x00_set_field32(®, MAC_CSR13_BIT15, 0);
+       rt2x00usb_register_write(rt2x00dev, MAC_CSR13, reg);
+
        /*
         * Initialize hw specifications.
         */
 
 #define MAC_CSR13_BIT10                        FIELD32(0x00000400)
 #define MAC_CSR13_BIT11                        FIELD32(0x00000800)
 #define MAC_CSR13_BIT12                        FIELD32(0x00001000)
+#define MAC_CSR13_BIT13                        FIELD32(0x00002000)
+#define MAC_CSR13_BIT14                        FIELD32(0x00004000)
+#define MAC_CSR13_BIT15                        FIELD32(0x00008000)
 
 /*
  * MAC_CSR14: LED control register.