diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c
index 80e89e319879669113d77931aa9b12d67cc8f204..4af7e2fb52fd5d406ae7c689e26431899f0e10dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/init.c
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@ static int wl1271_sta_hw_init(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Configure for ELP power saving */
-	ret = wl1271_acx_sleep_auth(wl, WL1271_PSM_ELP);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = wl1271_acx_sta_rate_policies(wl, wlvif);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -382,11 +377,6 @@ static int wl1271_ap_hw_init(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Configure for power always on */
-	ret = wl1271_acx_sleep_auth(wl, WL1271_PSM_CAM);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = wl1271_init_ap_rates(wl, wlvif);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -577,9 +567,26 @@ int wl1271_init_vif_specific(struct wl1271 *wl, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 	struct conf_tx_ac_category *conf_ac;
 	struct conf_tx_tid *conf_tid;
 	bool is_ap = (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_AP_BSS);
-
 	int ret, i;
 
+	/*
+	 * consider all existing roles before configuring psm.
+	 * TODO: reconfigure on interface removal.
+	 */
+	if (!wl->ap_count) {
+		if (is_ap) {
+			/* Configure for power always on */
+			ret = wl1271_acx_sleep_auth(wl, WL1271_PSM_CAM);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		} else if (!wl->sta_count) {
+			/* Configure for ELP power saving */
+			ret = wl1271_acx_sleep_auth(wl, WL1271_PSM_ELP);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Mode specific init */
 	if (is_ap) {
 		ret = wl1271_ap_hw_init(wl, wlvif);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index 0623f5dc02cad0e35a3fed070557f8bd5829629e..b52deac368f48a1e2fbc7498f91d285073053a71 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -2117,6 +2117,11 @@ static int wl1271_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	wl->vif = vif;
 	list_add(&wlvif->list, &wl->wlvif_list);
 	set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IF_INITIALIZED, &wl->flags);
+
+	if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_AP_BSS)
+		wl->ap_count++;
+	else
+		wl->sta_count++;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
@@ -2188,6 +2193,11 @@ static void __wl1271_op_remove_interface(struct wl1271 *wl,
 	wlvif->role_id = WL12XX_INVALID_ROLE_ID;
 	wlvif->dev_role_id = WL12XX_INVALID_ROLE_ID;
 
+	if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_AP_BSS)
+		wl->ap_count--;
+	else
+		wl->sta_count--;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&wlvif->pspoll_work);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
index 55561c597ad954cdbc74911909da2186633cda1b..fd78f8c1ebcc7ac8f07a2db14030137adda410eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ struct wl1271 {
 	unsigned long roc_map[BITS_TO_LONGS(WL12XX_MAX_ROLES)];
 
 	struct list_head wlvif_list;
+	u8 sta_count;
+	u8 ap_count;
 
 	struct wl1271_acx_mem_map *target_mem_map;