diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index da268e85c3a6af8b0346c32cacd1c39d948935e3..1e191967aa262382676c7550401d0393d459f94d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -1767,6 +1767,12 @@ static int wl1271_op_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	flush_work(&wl->tx_work);
 	flush_delayed_work(&wl->elp_work);
 
+	/*
+	 * Cancel the watchdog even if above tx_flush failed. We will detect
+	 * it on resume anyway.
+	 */
+	cancel_delayed_work(&wl->tx_watchdog_work);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1824,6 +1830,13 @@ static int wl1271_op_resume(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 out:
 	wl->wow_enabled = false;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set a flag to re-init the watchdog on the first Tx after resume.
+	 * That way we avoid possible conditions where Tx-complete interrupts
+	 * fail to arrive and we perform a spurious recovery.
+	 */
+	set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_REINIT_TX_WDOG, &wl->flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
index 87cd707affa240390f6b34ea0d1b28caf23ffb83..ca886efb0a5798cf506b0741fde31185b8a2f901 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
@@ -234,8 +234,13 @@ static int wl1271_tx_allocate(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 		wl->tx_blocks_available -= total_blocks;
 		wl->tx_allocated_blocks += total_blocks;
 
-		/* If the FW was empty before, arm the Tx watchdog */
-		if (wl->tx_allocated_blocks == total_blocks)
+		/*
+		 * If the FW was empty before, arm the Tx watchdog. Also do
+		 * this on the first Tx after resume, as we always cancel the
+		 * watchdog on suspend.
+		 */
+		if (wl->tx_allocated_blocks == total_blocks ||
+		    test_and_clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_REINIT_TX_WDOG, &wl->flags))
 			wl12xx_rearm_tx_watchdog_locked(wl);
 
 		ac = wl1271_tx_get_queue(skb_get_queue_mapping(skb));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
index ce7261ce8b59a244837618a07ecf174762f04946..38153323a36bd011236930cf7bb3067fcb7e4ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/wlcore_i.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ enum wl12xx_flags {
 	WL1271_FLAG_VIF_CHANGE_IN_PROGRESS,
 	WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY,
 	WL1271_FLAG_IO_FAILED,
+	WL1271_FLAG_REINIT_TX_WDOG,
 };
 
 enum wl12xx_vif_flags {