diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index 77493cc3871490819354bc9514397105c09abcf2..0719fc82d55f0a9c29d2087febc6bc49b2d12799 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -2189,7 +2189,11 @@ static void __wl1271_op_remove_interface(struct wl1271 *wl,
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto deinit;
 
-		if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS) {
+		if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_STA_BSS ||
+		    wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_IBSS) {
+			if (wl12xx_dev_role_started(wlvif))
+				wl12xx_stop_dev(wl, wlvif);
+
 			ret = wl12xx_cmd_role_disable(wl, &wlvif->dev_role_id);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto deinit;