diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
index 1ff1f31250c3cff1761ca9689cf26f1efa695fdc..76f9966231405bf50a97e89ece9381300e30c4d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-hcmd.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ int iwl_send_cmd_sync(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 	cmd_idx = iwl_enqueue_hcmd(priv, cmd);
 	if (cmd_idx < 0) {
 		ret = cmd_idx;
+		clear_bit(STATUS_HCMD_ACTIVE, &priv->status);
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error sending %s: enqueue_hcmd failed: %d\n",
 			  get_cmd_string(cmd->id), ret);
 		return ret;