diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
index 6116c1bec155..1707d00b4969 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/pci.c
@@ -2273,7 +2273,6 @@ fail2:
 		pci_iounmap(pdev, (void __iomem *)rtlpriv->io.pci_mem_start);
 
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
-	complete(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
 
 fail1:
 	if (hw)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
index a8eebafb9a7e..c2a3c88ea1fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c
@@ -1085,7 +1085,6 @@ error_out:
 error_out2:
 	_rtl_usb_io_handler_release(hw);
 	usb_put_dev(udev);
-	complete(&rtlpriv->firmware_loading_complete);
 	kfree(rtlpriv->usb_data);
 	ieee80211_free_hw(hw);
 	return -ENODEV;