diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index ac68664690730c02e42cafc4aef355fd167c38fb..9e9fb3fb8f01e697d891bd4b87e833a1620cae0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1406,8 +1406,6 @@ int wl1271_plt_stop(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	wl1271_power_off(wl);
-
 	wl->state = WL1271_STATE_OFF;
 	wl->rx_counter = 0;
 
@@ -1417,6 +1415,11 @@ int wl1271_plt_stop(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	wl1271_flush_deferred_work(wl);
 	cancel_work_sync(&wl->netstack_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&wl->recovery_work);
+
+	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
+	wl1271_power_off(wl);
+	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
+
 out:
 	return ret;
 }