diff --git a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
index b5ff61b6448a..fc34ae2b604c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/debugfs.c
@@ -387,12 +387,17 @@ static ssize_t reset_write(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 			   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = file->private_data;
+	int ret;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	wiphy_lock(local->hw.wiphy);
 	__ieee80211_suspend(&local->hw, NULL);
-	__ieee80211_resume(&local->hw);
+	ret = __ieee80211_resume(&local->hw);
 	wiphy_unlock(local->hw.wiphy);
+
+	if (ret)
+		cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(local->hw.wiphy);
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
 	return count;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 62145e5f9628..f33a3acd7f96 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static void ieee80211_restart_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct ieee80211_local *local =
 		container_of(work, struct ieee80211_local, restart_work);
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* wait for scan work complete */
 	flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
@@ -301,8 +302,12 @@ static void ieee80211_restart_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	/* wait for all packet processing to be done */
 	synchronize_net();
 
-	ieee80211_reconfig(local);
+	ret = ieee80211_reconfig(local);
 	wiphy_unlock(local->hw.wiphy);
+
+	if (ret)
+		cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(local->hw.wiphy);
+
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 0a0481f5af48..93d96a4f9c3e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2178,8 +2178,6 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_reconfig_failure(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	list_for_each_entry(ctx, &local->chanctx_list, list)
 		ctx->driver_present = false;
 	mutex_unlock(&local->chanctx_mtx);
-
-	cfg80211_shutdown_all_interfaces(local->hw.wiphy);
 }
 
 static void ieee80211_assign_chanctx(struct ieee80211_local *local,