diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 4e9754056d456251afa7be048b8663d9b257f691..2eb7b99ff2765f27b13a721a97ad9e7b2d784fff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -1223,6 +1223,9 @@ static int wl1271_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -1324,8 +1327,12 @@ static u64 wl1271_op_prepare_multicast(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int mc_count,
 				       struct dev_addr_list *mc_list)
 {
 	struct wl1271_filter_params *fp;
+	struct wl1271 *wl = hw->priv;
 	int i;
 
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
+		return 0;
+
 	fp = kzalloc(sizeof(*fp), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!fp) {
 		wl1271_error("Out of memory setting filters.");
@@ -1372,15 +1379,16 @@ static void wl1271_op_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
-	if (wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF)
+	*total &= WL1271_SUPPORTED_FILTERS;
+	changed &= WL1271_SUPPORTED_FILTERS;
+
+	if (unlikely(wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF))
 		goto out;
 
 	ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	*total &= WL1271_SUPPORTED_FILTERS;
-	changed &= WL1271_SUPPORTED_FILTERS;
 
 	if (*total & FIF_ALLMULTI)
 		ret = wl1271_acx_group_address_tbl(wl, false, NULL, 0);