--- rfkill	2013-11-17 09:37:39.000000000 +0000
+++ rfkill-fixed	2014-01-26 19:08:59.197914010 +0000
@@ -26,35 +26,23 @@
     return 1
 }
 
-## Determine the blocking status of an rfkill device
+## Unblock transmission through a wireless device
 # $1: interface name
 # $2: rfkill name
-rf_status() {
+rf_enable() {
     local path
     path=$(rf_get_path "$@") || return 1
 
     if (( $(< "$path/hard" ) )); then
-        echo "hard"
-    elif (( $(< "$path/soft" ) )); then
-        echo "soft"
-    fi
-}
-
-## Unblock transmission through a wireless device
-# $1: interface name
-# $2: rfkill name
-rf_enable() {
-    case $(rf_status "$@") in
-      hard)
         report_error "Transmission is hard-blocked on interface '$interface'"
         return 1
-      ;;
-      soft)
+    fi
+    
+    if (( $(< "$path/soft" ) )); then
         report_debug "$FUNCNAME: echo 0 > '$path/soft'"
         echo 0 > "$path/soft"
         timeout_wait 1 '(( ! $(< "$path/soft") ))'
-      ;;
-    esac
+    fi
 }
 
 ## Block transmission through a wireless device