diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
index 5f217d6..ba08574 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/b43legacy.h
@@ -199,6 +199,13 @@
 #define B43legacy_MACCTL_TBTTHOLD	0x10000000 /* TBTT Hold */
 #define B43legacy_MACCTL_GMODE		0x80000000 /* G Mode */
 
+/* MAC Command bitfield */
+#define B43legacy_MACCMD_BEACON0_VALID	0x00000001 /* Beacon 0 in template RAM is busy/valid */
+#define B43legacy_MACCMD_BEACON1_VALID	0x00000002 /* Beacon 1 in template RAM is busy/valid */
+#define B43legacy_MACCMD_DFQ_VALID	0x00000004 /* Directed frame queue valid (IBSS PS mode, ATIM) */
+#define B43legacy_MACCMD_CCA		0x00000008 /* Clear channel assessment */
+#define B43legacy_MACCMD_BGNOISE	0x00000010 /* Background noise */
+
 /* 802.11 core specific TM State Low flags */
 #define B43legacy_TMSLOW_GMODE		0x20000000 /* G Mode Enable */
 #define B43legacy_TMSLOW_PLLREFSEL	0x00200000 /* PLL Freq Ref Select */
@@ -645,7 +652,7 @@
 
 	bool __using_pio;	/* Using pio rather than dma. */
 	bool bad_frames_preempt;/* Use "Bad Frames Preemption". */
-	bool reg124_set_0x4;	/* Variable to keep track of IRQ. */
+	bool dfq_valid;		/* Directed frame queue valid (IBSS PS mode, ATIM). */
 	bool short_preamble;	/* TRUE if using short preamble. */
 	bool short_slot;	/* TRUE if using short slot timing. */
 	bool radio_hw_enable;	/* State of radio hardware enable bit. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
index d2a72a2..9db949e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/main.c
@@ -805,9 +805,8 @@
 {
 	b43legacy_jssi_write(dev, 0x7F7F7F7F);
 	b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD,
-			  b43legacy_read32(dev,
-			  B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD)
-			  | (1 << 4));
+			  b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD)
+			  | B43legacy_MACCMD_BGNOISE);
 	B43legacy_WARN_ON(dev->noisecalc.channel_at_start !=
 			    dev->phy.channel);
 }
@@ -896,18 +895,18 @@
 		if (1/*FIXME: the last PSpoll frame was sent successfully */)
 			b43legacy_power_saving_ctl_bits(dev, -1, -1);
 	}
-	dev->reg124_set_0x4 = 0;
 	if (b43legacy_is_mode(dev->wl, IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS))
-		dev->reg124_set_0x4 = 1;
+		dev->dfq_valid = 1;
 }
 
 static void handle_irq_atim_end(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 {
-	if (!dev->reg124_set_0x4) /*FIXME rename this variable*/
-		return;
-	b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD,
-			  b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD)
-			  | 0x4);
+	if (dev->dfq_valid) {
+		b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD,
+				  b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD)
+				  | B43legacy_MACCMD_DFQ_VALID);
+		dev->dfq_valid = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 static void handle_irq_pmq(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
@@ -1107,7 +1106,7 @@
 
 static void b43legacy_update_templates(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 {
-	u32 status;
+	u32 cmd;
 
 	B43legacy_WARN_ON(!dev->cached_beacon);
 
@@ -1118,9 +1117,9 @@
 	b43legacy_write_probe_resp_template(dev, 0x268, 0x4A,
 					    &b43legacy_b_ratetable[0]);
 
-	status = b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD);
-	status |= 0x03;
-	b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD, status);
+	cmd = b43legacy_read32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD);
+	cmd |= B43legacy_MACCMD_BEACON0_VALID | B43legacy_MACCMD_BEACON1_VALID;
+	b43legacy_write32(dev, B43legacy_MMIO_MACCMD, cmd);
 }
 
 static void b43legacy_refresh_templates(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev,
@@ -2928,7 +2927,7 @@
 static void setup_struct_wldev_for_init(struct b43legacy_wldev *dev)
 {
 	/* Flags */
-	dev->reg124_set_0x4 = 0;
+	dev->dfq_valid = 0;
 
 	/* Stats */
 	memset(&dev->stats, 0, sizeof(dev->stats));