diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 528529406e49..d877a9766b40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,10 @@ static int ath6kl_wow_suspend(struct ath6kl *ar, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	netif_stop_queue(vif->ndev);
+
+	ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_SUSPENDING;
+
 	/* Setup own IP addr for ARP agent. */
 	in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(vif->ndev);
 	if (!in_dev)
@@ -2026,15 +2030,29 @@ static int ath6kl_wow_resume(struct ath6kl *ar)
 	if (!vif)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_RESUMING;
+
 	ret = ath6kl_wmi_set_host_sleep_mode_cmd(ar->wmi, vif->fw_vif_idx,
 						 ATH6KL_HOST_MODE_AWAKE);
-	return ret;
+	if (ret) {
+		ath6kl_warn("Failed to configure host sleep mode for "
+			    "wow resume: %d\n", ret);
+		ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_WOW;
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_ON;
+
+	netif_wake_queue(vif->ndev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int ath6kl_cfg80211_suspend(struct ath6kl *ar,
 			    enum ath6kl_cfg_suspend_mode mode,
 			    struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow)
 {
+	enum ath6kl_state prev_state;
 	int ret;
 
 	switch (mode) {
@@ -2045,9 +2063,13 @@ int ath6kl_cfg80211_suspend(struct ath6kl *ar,
 		/* Flush all non control pkts in TX path */
 		ath6kl_tx_data_cleanup(ar);
 
+		prev_state = ar->state;
+
 		ret = ath6kl_wow_suspend(ar, wow);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			ar->state = prev_state;
 			return ret;
+		}
 
 		ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_WOW;
 		break;
@@ -2120,7 +2142,6 @@ int ath6kl_cfg80211_resume(struct ath6kl *ar)
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		ar->state = ATH6KL_STATE_ON;
 		break;
 
 	case ATH6KL_STATE_DEEPSLEEP:
@@ -2194,6 +2215,9 @@ static int __ath6kl_cfg80211_resume(struct wiphy *wiphy)
  */
 void ath6kl_check_wow_status(struct ath6kl *ar)
 {
+	if (ar->state == ATH6KL_STATE_SUSPENDING)
+		return;
+
 	if (ar->state == ATH6KL_STATE_WOW)
 		ath6kl_cfg80211_resume(ar);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index b9d810f32006..31f13d7a0430 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ enum ath6kl_dev_state {
 enum ath6kl_state {
 	ATH6KL_STATE_OFF,
 	ATH6KL_STATE_ON,
+	ATH6KL_STATE_SUSPENDING,
+	ATH6KL_STATE_RESUMING,
 	ATH6KL_STATE_DEEPSLEEP,
 	ATH6KL_STATE_CUTPOWER,
 	ATH6KL_STATE_WOW,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
index 9b6282a14225..5b36086a56cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
@@ -932,8 +932,15 @@ static int ath6kl_sdio_resume(struct ath6kl *ar)
 
 	case ATH6KL_STATE_WOW:
 		break;
+
 	case ATH6KL_STATE_SCHED_SCAN:
 		break;
+
+	case ATH6KL_STATE_SUSPENDING:
+		break;
+
+	case ATH6KL_STATE_RESUMING:
+		break;
 	}
 
 	ath6kl_cfg80211_resume(ar);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
index 6754441105ef..b05f3537cfd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ int ath6kl_control_tx(void *devt, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int status = 0;
 	struct ath6kl_cookie *cookie = NULL;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ar->state == ATH6KL_STATE_WOW))
+		return -EACCES;
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&ar->lock);
 
 	ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WLAN_TX,
@@ -360,6 +363,11 @@ int ath6kl_data_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ar->state != ATH6KL_STATE_ON)) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!test_bit(WMI_READY, &ar->flag))
 		goto fail_tx;