spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->index_lock, irqflags);
 }
 
-void rt2x00queue_pause_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
+void rt2x00queue_pause_queue_nocheck(struct data_queue *queue)
 {
-       if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &queue->rt2x00dev->flags) ||
-           !test_bit(QUEUE_STARTED, &queue->flags) ||
-           test_and_set_bit(QUEUE_PAUSED, &queue->flags))
-               return;
-
        switch (queue->qid) {
        case QID_AC_VO:
        case QID_AC_VI:
                break;
        }
 }
+void rt2x00queue_pause_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
+{
+       if (!test_bit(DEVICE_STATE_PRESENT, &queue->rt2x00dev->flags) ||
+           !test_bit(QUEUE_STARTED, &queue->flags) ||
+           test_and_set_bit(QUEUE_PAUSED, &queue->flags))
+               return;
+
+       rt2x00queue_pause_queue_nocheck(queue);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rt2x00queue_pause_queue);
 
 void rt2x00queue_unpause_queue(struct data_queue *queue)
                return;
        }
 
-       rt2x00queue_pause_queue(queue);
+       rt2x00queue_pause_queue_nocheck(queue);
 
        queue->rt2x00dev->ops->lib->stop_queue(queue);