diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 53477280f39c21d6daab9effa2c31b474fd78461..25a7475702f7fa9166098e9ca97e9cdd268682a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -1118,13 +1118,14 @@ mwifiex_cancel_pending_ioctl(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 void
 mwifiex_check_ps_cond(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (!adapter->cmd_sent &&
+	if (!adapter->cmd_sent && !atomic_read(&adapter->tx_hw_pending) &&
 	    !adapter->curr_cmd && !IS_CARD_RX_RCVD(adapter))
 		mwifiex_dnld_sleep_confirm_cmd(adapter);
 	else
 		mwifiex_dbg(adapter, CMD,
-			    "cmd: Delay Sleep Confirm (%s%s%s)\n",
+			    "cmd: Delay Sleep Confirm (%s%s%s%s)\n",
 			    (adapter->cmd_sent) ? "D" : "",
+			    atomic_read(&adapter->tx_hw_pending) ? "T" : "",
 			    (adapter->curr_cmd) ? "C" : "",
 			    (IS_CARD_RX_RCVD(adapter)) ? "R" : "");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
index 82839d9f079fd5bba41effb4b7c8bf067feba09a..b36cb3fef35881112e7ff1246f9fb085e393bdb1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static void mwifiex_init_adapter(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	adapter->adhoc_11n_enabled = false;
 
 	mwifiex_wmm_init(adapter);
+	atomic_set(&adapter->tx_hw_pending, 0);
 
 	sleep_cfm_buf = (struct mwifiex_opt_sleep_confirm *)
 					adapter->sleep_cfm->data;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index ae5afe5829eadd46776e7f08c722c6f7ad94bb00..904a2edefc06440fa8fb02b8e9b41fb6f08efb1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ struct mwifiex_adapter {
 	atomic_t rx_pending;
 	atomic_t tx_pending;
 	atomic_t cmd_pending;
+	atomic_t tx_hw_pending;
 	struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 	struct work_struct main_work;
 	struct workqueue_struct *rx_workqueue;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index 2ab1d179f16c525c3fb35dfb0e26d73bce8ea81d..cfb45ef9f85fea662402df0fffab381305634a7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_disable_host_int(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		}
 	}
 
+	atomic_set(&adapter->tx_hw_pending, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -715,6 +716,7 @@ static void mwifiex_cleanup_txq_ring(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 		card->tx_buf_list[i] = NULL;
 	}
 
+	atomic_set(&adapter->tx_hw_pending, 0);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -1152,6 +1154,7 @@ static int mwifiex_pcie_send_data_complete(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 							    -1);
 			else
 				mwifiex_write_data_complete(adapter, skb, 0, 0);
+			atomic_dec(&adapter->tx_hw_pending);
 		}
 
 		card->tx_buf_list[wrdoneidx] = NULL;
@@ -1244,6 +1247,7 @@ mwifiex_pcie_send_data(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		wrindx = (card->txbd_wrptr & reg->tx_mask) >> reg->tx_start_ptr;
 		buf_pa = MWIFIEX_SKB_DMA_ADDR(skb);
 		card->tx_buf_list[wrindx] = skb;
+		atomic_inc(&adapter->tx_hw_pending);
 
 		if (reg->pfu_enabled) {
 			desc2 = card->txbd_ring[wrindx];
@@ -1321,6 +1325,7 @@ mwifiex_pcie_send_data(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter, struct sk_buff *skb,
 done_unmap:
 	mwifiex_unmap_pci_memory(adapter, skb, PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
 	card->tx_buf_list[wrindx] = NULL;
+	atomic_dec(&adapter->tx_hw_pending);
 	if (reg->pfu_enabled)
 		memset(desc2, 0, sizeof(*desc2));
 	else