diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index 01996c9d98a79b1d62e3a665cd0c720df79ad04e..376b84e54ad7e8bbb48d039d354c03748665451c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * Copyright(c) 2003 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2003 - 2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  *
  * Portions of this file are derived from the ipw3945 project, as well
  * as portions of the ieee80211 subsystem header files.
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ struct iwl_trans_pcie {
 
 	/*protect hw register */
 	spinlock_t reg_lock;
-	bool cmd_in_flight;
+	bool cmd_hold_nic_awake;
 	bool ref_cmd_in_flight;
 
 	/* protect ref counter */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index d6f6515fe663707c3127f9c1db97c3143a9c0bd8..dc179094e6a0d440b2aa29909c05adbc07f3f6b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ static bool iwl_trans_pcie_grab_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool silent,
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&trans_pcie->reg_lock, *flags);
 
-	if (trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight)
+	if (trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* this bit wakes up the NIC */
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_release_nic_access(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	 */
 	__acquire(&trans_pcie->reg_lock);
 
-	if (trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight)
+	if (trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake)
 		goto out;
 
 	__iwl_trans_pcie_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 06952aadfd7b5d4dccfff9f9689cd804031ab0eb..5ef8044c2ea3ed7317870902168c71be936cd8df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -1039,18 +1039,14 @@ static int iwl_pcie_set_cmd_in_flight(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		iwl_trans_pcie_ref(trans);
 	}
 
-	if (trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight)
-		return 0;
-
-	trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight = true;
-
 	/*
 	 * wake up the NIC to make sure that the firmware will see the host
 	 * command - we will let the NIC sleep once all the host commands
 	 * returned. This needs to be done only on NICs that have
 	 * apmg_wake_up_wa set.
 	 */
-	if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa) {
+	if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa &&
+	    !trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake) {
 		__iwl_trans_pcie_set_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
 					 CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
 		if (trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_8000)
@@ -1064,10 +1060,10 @@ static int iwl_pcie_set_cmd_in_flight(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			__iwl_trans_pcie_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
 					CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
-			trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight = false;
 			IWL_ERR(trans, "Failed to wake NIC for hcmd\n");
 			return -EIO;
 		}
+		trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake = true;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1085,15 +1081,14 @@ static int iwl_pcie_clear_cmd_in_flight(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 		iwl_trans_pcie_unref(trans);
 	}
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight))
-		return 0;
-
-	trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight = false;
+	if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa) {
+		if (WARN_ON(!trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake))
+			return 0;
 
-	if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa)
+		trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake = false;
 		__iwl_trans_pcie_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
-					CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
-
+					   CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }