diff --git a/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1.c b/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1.c
index 6bce8d5aa..3e23310b2 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1.c
+++ b/cpu/msp430/dev/uart1.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- * @(#)$Id: uart1.c,v 1.11 2009/03/02 22:01:26 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * @(#)$Id: uart1.c,v 1.12 2009/09/08 10:39:49 nifi Exp $
  */
 
 /*
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "sys/energest.h"
 #include "dev/uart1.h"
-#include "dev/leds.h"
 #include "dev/watchdog.h"
 
 #include "lib/ringbuf.h"
@@ -162,8 +161,8 @@ uart1_init(unsigned long ubr)
   
   IE2 |= URXIE1;                        /* Enable USART1 RX interrupt  */
 #if TX_WITH_INTERRUPT
-  IE2 |= UTXIE1;                        /* Enable USART1 RX interrupt  */
   ringbuf_init(&txbuf, txbuf_data, sizeof(txbuf_data));
+  IE2 |= UTXIE1;                        /* Enable USART1 TX interrupt  */
 #endif /* TX_WITH_INTERRUPT */
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/