diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index bdc84594b30ca563d327e3736a326a6ce1f2db1e..7411f12fd88dc44b67d57a150d8a2aa1227928fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1368,9 +1368,12 @@ static void iwl_mvm_bss_info_changed_station(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(mvm, "cqm info_changed\n");
 		/* reset cqm events tracking */
 		mvmvif->bf_data.last_cqm_event = 0;
-		ret = iwl_mvm_update_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, false, 0);
-		if (ret)
-			IWL_ERR(mvm, "failed to update CQM thresholds\n");
+		if (mvmvif->bf_data.bf_enabled) {
+			ret = iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, 0);
+			if (ret)
+				IWL_ERR(mvm,
+					"failed to update CQM thresholds\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_ARP_FILTER) {
@@ -1734,8 +1737,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_mac_sta_state(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC &&
 		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED) {
 		/* enable beacon filtering */
-		if (vif->bss_conf.dtim_period)
-			WARN_ON(iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, 0));
+		WARN_ON(iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, 0));
 		ret = 0;
 	} else if (old_state == IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED &&
 		   new_state == IEEE80211_STA_ASSOC) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index beca97a3d73bc2c7e002c42d1396d56736d66778..6ccc88b0f76bda3f705105573687c3a348c4dcd2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -999,11 +999,6 @@ int iwl_mvm_disable_beacon_filter(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 				  u32 flags);
 int iwl_mvm_update_beacon_abort(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 				struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable);
-int iwl_mvm_update_beacon_filter(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-				 bool force,
-				 u32 flags);
-
 /* SMPS */
 void iwl_mvm_update_smps(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				enum iwl_mvm_smps_type_request req_type,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c
index 10576472150a6b2b664b42ec62ed19ba4cd7c8b0..a2b426b39ab09d1a67a51628ad369b49c7828bef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/power.c
@@ -123,27 +123,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_beacon_filter_set_cqm_params(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	cmd->ba_enable_beacon_abort = cpu_to_le32(mvmvif->bf_data.ba_enabled);
 }
 
-int iwl_mvm_update_beacon_abort(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-				struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable)
-{
-	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
-	struct iwl_beacon_filter_cmd cmd = {
-		IWL_BF_CMD_CONFIG_DEFAULTS,
-		.bf_enable_beacon_filter = cpu_to_le32(1),
-	};
-
-	if (!mvmvif->bf_data.bf_enabled)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (mvm->cur_ucode == IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN)
-		cmd.ba_escape_timer = cpu_to_le32(IWL_BA_ESCAPE_TIMER_D3);
-
-	mvmvif->bf_data.ba_enabled = enable;
-	iwl_mvm_beacon_filter_set_cqm_params(mvm, vif, &cmd);
-	iwl_mvm_beacon_filter_debugfs_parameters(vif, &cmd);
-	return iwl_mvm_beacon_filter_send_cmd(mvm, &cmd, 0);
-}
-
 static void iwl_mvm_power_log(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 			      struct iwl_mac_power_cmd *cmd)
 {
@@ -831,7 +810,7 @@ static int _iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (mvmvif != mvm->bf_allowed_vif ||
+	if (mvmvif != mvm->bf_allowed_vif || !vif->bss_conf.dtim_period ||
 	    vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION || vif->p2p)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -859,6 +838,25 @@ int iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	return _iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, &cmd, flags, false);
 }
 
+int iwl_mvm_update_beacon_abort(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+				struct ieee80211_vif *vif, bool enable)
+{
+	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
+	struct iwl_beacon_filter_cmd cmd = {
+		IWL_BF_CMD_CONFIG_DEFAULTS,
+		.bf_enable_beacon_filter = cpu_to_le32(1),
+	};
+
+	if (!mvmvif->bf_data.bf_enabled)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (mvm->cur_ucode == IWL_UCODE_WOWLAN)
+		cmd.ba_escape_timer = cpu_to_le32(IWL_BA_ESCAPE_TIMER_D3);
+
+	mvmvif->bf_data.ba_enabled = enable;
+	return _iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, &cmd, 0, false);
+}
+
 int iwl_mvm_disable_beacon_filter(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 				  struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 				  u32 flags)
@@ -935,23 +933,3 @@ int iwl_mvm_update_d0i3_power_mode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-
-int iwl_mvm_update_beacon_filter(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
-				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
-				 bool force,
-				 u32 flags)
-{
-	struct iwl_mvm_vif *mvmvif = iwl_mvm_vif_from_mac80211(vif);
-
-	if (mvmvif != mvm->bf_allowed_vif)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!mvmvif->bf_data.bf_enabled) {
-		/* disable beacon filtering explicitly if force is true */
-		if (force)
-			return iwl_mvm_disable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return iwl_mvm_enable_beacon_filter(mvm, vif, flags);
-}