diff -u -p linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/wireless.24d/wavelan_cs.c linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan_cs.c
--- linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/wireless.24d/wavelan_cs.c	Thu Mar 22 15:08:46 2001
+++ linux/drivers/net/pcmcia/wavelan_cs.c	Thu Mar 22 15:10:25 2001
@@ -2524,11 +2524,13 @@ wavelan_get_wireless_stats(device *	dev)
   printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: ->wavelan_get_wireless_stats()\n", dev->name);
 #endif
 
+  /* Pure paranoia */
+  if(lp == (net_local *) NULL)
+    return (iw_stats *) NULL;
+
   /* Disable interrupts & save flags */
   spin_lock_irqsave (&lp->lock, flags);
 
-  if(lp == (net_local *) NULL)
-    return (iw_stats *) NULL;
   wstats = &lp->wstats;
 
   /* Get data from the mmc */