diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index bec2b3d78782379c98ebf55c7fa2a01c12d64121..c54887c806462d6a95fdb661e1cd515e41adc4cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -1344,8 +1344,10 @@ static int wl1271_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
-	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF)) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1568,6 +1570,11 @@ static int wl1271_op_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF)) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -1708,8 +1715,10 @@ static int wl1271_op_set_rts_threshold(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 value)
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
-	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF)) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1760,6 +1769,9 @@ static void wl1271_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -2040,6 +2052,11 @@ static int wl1271_op_conf_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u16 queue,
 
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_MAC80211, "mac80211 conf tx %d", queue);
 
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF)) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -2083,6 +2100,9 @@ static u64 wl1271_op_get_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;