diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 4a268927377bfcf161bc7b5d388156dc6e04676c..380d2087bf3a9eb7e52c54b273c2dbfbf616d6ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -3007,6 +3007,8 @@ static void iwl_mac_sta_notify(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 		break;
 	case STA_NOTIFY_AWAKE:
 		WARN_ON(!sta_priv->client);
+		if (!sta_priv->asleep)
+			break;
 		sta_priv->asleep = false;
 		sta_id = iwl_find_station(priv, sta->addr);
 		if (sta_id != IWL_INVALID_STATION)