ifsta->state = IEEE80211_IBSS_JOINED;
        mod_timer(&ifsta->timer, jiffies + IEEE80211_IBSS_MERGE_INTERVAL);
 
-       ieee80211_rx_bss_put(dev, bss);
-
        return res;
 }
 
        struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
        u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN], *pos;
        int i;
+       int ret;
        DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
 
 #if 0
                *pos++ = (u8) (rate / 5);
        }
 
-       return ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(dev, ifsta, bss);
+       ret = ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(dev, ifsta, bss);
+       ieee80211_rx_bss_put(dev, bss);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 
            (bss = ieee80211_rx_bss_get(dev, bssid,
                                        local->hw.conf.channel->center_freq,
                                        ifsta->ssid, ifsta->ssid_len))) {
+               int ret;
                printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Selected IBSS BSSID %s"
                       " based on configured SSID\n",
                       dev->name, print_mac(mac, bssid));
-               return ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(dev, ifsta, bss);
+               ret = ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(dev, ifsta, bss);
+               ieee80211_rx_bss_put(dev, bss);
+               return ret;
        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
        printk(KERN_DEBUG "   did not try to join ibss\n");