diff --git a/net/wireless/sysfs.c b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
index 0082f4b01795..14b3f007826d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sysfs.c
@@ -104,13 +104,16 @@ static int wiphy_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 	if (rdev->wiphy.registered) {
-		if (!rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config)
+		if (!rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config) {
 			cfg80211_leave_all(rdev);
+			cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
+		}
 		if (rdev->ops->suspend)
 			ret = rdev_suspend(rdev, rdev->wiphy.wowlan_config);
 		if (ret == 1) {
 			/* Driver refuse to configure wowlan */
 			cfg80211_leave_all(rdev);
+			cfg80211_process_rdev_events(rdev);
 			ret = rdev_suspend(rdev, NULL);
 		}
 	}