diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
index 140b6ea8f7cc48c9e3ea3908a3c274359ac9eaba..8d5acda92a9b819eb00e159790f796bbcbe1cf27 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.c
@@ -5147,6 +5147,8 @@ il_mac_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 
 	if (changed & (IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS | IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE)) {
 		il->power_data.ps_disabled = !(conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS);
+		if (!il->power_data.ps_disabled)
+			IL_WARN_ONCE("Enabling power save might cause firmware crashes\n");
 		ret = il_power_update_mode(il, false);
 		if (ret)
 			D_MAC80211("Error setting sleep level\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h
index 3bba521d2cd90649befb9b270c70f90699a8fb04..18c60c92e3a35c79338d55bf1dfeb8d9fcb7a2ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/common.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct il_tx_queue;
 
 #define IL_ERR(f, a...) dev_err(&il->pci_dev->dev, f, ## a)
 #define IL_WARN(f, a...) dev_warn(&il->pci_dev->dev, f, ## a)
+#define IL_WARN_ONCE(f, a...) dev_warn_once(&il->pci_dev->dev, f, ## a)
 #define IL_INFO(f, a...) dev_info(&il->pci_dev->dev, f, ## a)
 
 #define RX_QUEUE_SIZE                         256