diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
index ee6571ed706de2647932663889b4d5d874280799..bee84b58060c02d2c0a4adbeed5d4c5a94979657 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h
@@ -737,6 +737,8 @@ struct bcm43xx_private {
 	u32 irq_savedstate;
 	/* Link Quality calculation context. */
 	struct bcm43xx_noise_calculation noisecalc;
+	/* if > 0 MAC is suspended. if == 0 MAC is enabled. */
+	int mac_suspended;
 
 	/* Threshold values. */
 	//TODO: The RTS thr has to be _used_. Currently, it is only set via WX.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
index ab3a0ee9fac880abe3efa5478dc213756d8ec5c3..1af330d496fc966e618fe9249fbbe6dc7a0b401f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
@@ -2298,13 +2298,17 @@ static int bcm43xx_gpio_cleanup(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 /* http://bcm-specs.sipsolutions.net/EnableMac */
 void bcm43xx_mac_enable(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 {
-	bcm43xx_write32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD,
-	                bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD)
-			| BCM43xx_SBF_MAC_ENABLED);
-	bcm43xx_write32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON, BCM43xx_IRQ_READY);
-	bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD); /* dummy read */
-	bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON); /* dummy read */
-	bcm43xx_power_saving_ctl_bits(bcm, -1, -1);
+	bcm->mac_suspended--;
+	assert(bcm->mac_suspended >= 0);
+	if (bcm->mac_suspended == 0) {
+		bcm43xx_write32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD,
+		                bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD)
+				| BCM43xx_SBF_MAC_ENABLED);
+		bcm43xx_write32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON, BCM43xx_IRQ_READY);
+		bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD); /* dummy read */
+		bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON); /* dummy read */
+		bcm43xx_power_saving_ctl_bits(bcm, -1, -1);
+	}
 }
 
 /* http://bcm-specs.sipsolutions.net/SuspendMAC */
@@ -2313,18 +2317,23 @@ void bcm43xx_mac_suspend(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm)
 	int i;
 	u32 tmp;
 
-	bcm43xx_power_saving_ctl_bits(bcm, -1, 1);
-	bcm43xx_write32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD,
-	                bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD)
-			& ~BCM43xx_SBF_MAC_ENABLED);
-	bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON); /* dummy read */
-	for (i = 100000; i; i--) {
-		tmp = bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON);
-		if (tmp & BCM43xx_IRQ_READY)
-			return;
-		udelay(10);
+	assert(bcm->mac_suspended >= 0);
+	if (bcm->mac_suspended == 0) {
+		bcm43xx_power_saving_ctl_bits(bcm, -1, 1);
+		bcm43xx_write32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD,
+		                bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_STATUS_BITFIELD)
+				& ~BCM43xx_SBF_MAC_ENABLED);
+		bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON); /* dummy read */
+		for (i = 100000; i; i--) {
+			tmp = bcm43xx_read32(bcm, BCM43xx_MMIO_GEN_IRQ_REASON);
+			if (tmp & BCM43xx_IRQ_READY)
+				goto out;
+			udelay(10);
+		}
+		printkl(KERN_ERR PFX "MAC suspend failed\n");
 	}
-	printkl(KERN_ERR PFX "MAC suspend failed\n");
+out:
+	bcm->mac_suspended++;
 }
 
 void bcm43xx_set_iwmode(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm,
@@ -3183,7 +3192,9 @@ static void bcm43xx_periodic_work_handler(void *d)
 		 * be preemtible.
 		 */
 		netif_stop_queue(bcm->net_dev);
+		synchronize_net();
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&bcm->irq_lock, flags);
+		bcm43xx_mac_suspend(bcm);
 		if (bcm43xx_using_pio(bcm))
 			bcm43xx_pio_freeze_txqueues(bcm);
 		savedirqs = bcm43xx_interrupt_disable(bcm, BCM43xx_IRQ_ALL);
@@ -3207,6 +3218,7 @@ static void bcm43xx_periodic_work_handler(void *d)
 			bcm43xx_interrupt_enable(bcm, savedirqs);
 			if (bcm43xx_using_pio(bcm))
 				bcm43xx_pio_thaw_txqueues(bcm);
+			bcm43xx_mac_enable(bcm);
 		}
 		netif_wake_queue(bcm->net_dev);
 	}
@@ -3820,6 +3832,7 @@ static int bcm43xx_init_private(struct bcm43xx_private *bcm,
 	bcm->softmac->set_channel = bcm43xx_ieee80211_set_chan;
 
 	bcm->irq_savedstate = BCM43xx_IRQ_INITIAL;
+	bcm->mac_suspended = 1;
 	bcm->pci_dev = pci_dev;
 	bcm->net_dev = net_dev;
 	bcm->bad_frames_preempt = modparam_bad_frames_preempt;