diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 009228615d26c1c7d9fc6ce18c6ed2fc148d74b1..62eefab21f0756da5f0ceec91bb4cc6f9e9ea28c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1146,12 +1146,17 @@ int iwl_mvm_enter_d0i3(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 	/* make sure we have no running tx while configuring the seqno */
 	synchronize_net();
 
-	iwl_mvm_set_wowlan_data(mvm, &wowlan_config_cmd, &d0i3_iter_data);
-	ret = iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu(mvm, WOWLAN_CONFIGURATION, flags,
-				   sizeof(wowlan_config_cmd),
-				   &wowlan_config_cmd);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	/* configure wowlan configuration only if needed */
+	if (mvm->d0i3_ap_sta_id != IWL_MVM_STATION_COUNT) {
+		iwl_mvm_set_wowlan_data(mvm, &wowlan_config_cmd,
+					&d0i3_iter_data);
+
+		ret = iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu(mvm, WOWLAN_CONFIGURATION, flags,
+					   sizeof(wowlan_config_cmd),
+					   &wowlan_config_cmd);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	return iwl_mvm_send_cmd_pdu(mvm, D3_CONFIG_CMD,
 				    flags | CMD_MAKE_TRANS_IDLE,