diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 455cc7ade9f..fa930e01295 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1086,6 +1086,7 @@ void ieee80211_process_measurement_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 /* Suspend/resume and hw reconfiguration */
 int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local);
+void ieee80211_stop_device(struct ieee80211_local *local);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index b161301056d..5940e69fa33 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -552,11 +552,7 @@ static int ieee80211_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	ieee80211_recalc_ps(local, -1);
 
 	if (local->open_count == 0) {
-		drv_stop(local);
-
-		ieee80211_led_radio(local, false);
-
-		flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
+		ieee80211_stop_device(local);
 
 		tasklet_disable(&local->tx_pending_tasklet);
 		tasklet_disable(&local->tasklet);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/pm.c b/net/mac80211/pm.c
index a5d2f1fb441..e535f1c988f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/pm.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/pm.c
@@ -107,17 +107,8 @@ int __ieee80211_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	}
 
 	/* stop hardware - this must stop RX */
-	if (local->open_count) {
-		ieee80211_led_radio(local, false);
-		drv_stop(local);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * flush again, in case driver queued work -- it
-	 * shouldn't be doing (or cancel everything in the
-	 * stop callback) that but better safe than sorry.
-	 */
-	flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
+	if (local->open_count)
+		ieee80211_stop_device(local);
 
 	local->suspended = true;
 	/* need suspended to be visible before quiescing is false */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 5eb306377c6..dd656432136 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,16 @@ u32 ieee80211_sta_get_rates(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	return supp_rates;
 }
 
+void ieee80211_stop_device(struct ieee80211_local *local)
+{
+	ieee80211_led_radio(local, false);
+
+	cancel_work_sync(&local->reconfig_filter);
+	drv_stop(local);
+
+	flush_workqueue(local->workqueue);
+}
+
 int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &local->hw;