diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 7f164e53221133670c2e1295861434cbb2731480..bf1d0fd93bcc8ead14a1e5c0c6fdf31912771ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,11 @@ static void wl1271_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	    memcmp(wl->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN)) {
 			wl->rx_config |= CFG_BSSID_FILTER_EN;
 			memcpy(wl->bssid, bss_conf->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
-			wl1271_cmd_join(wl);
+			ret = wl1271_cmd_join(wl);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				wl1271_warning("cmd join failed %d", ret);
+				goto out_sleep;
+			}
 			wl->joined = true;
 	}