diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 1902e2fa1a68949988eae8eb82d449dabf7d1a19..5934e40ee55da0eb4e37bbb63968d79543ba16c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ static int ath6kl_wow_suspend(struct ath6kl *ar, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (!test_bit(CONNECTED, &vif->flags))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOTCONN;
 
 	if (wow && (wow->n_patterns > WOW_MAX_FILTERS_PER_LIST))
 		return -EINVAL;