{
        struct ath_hw *ah = sc->sc_ah;
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+       unsigned long flags;
 
        if (ath_startrecv(sc) != 0) {
                ath_err(common, "Unable to restart recv logic\n");
        ath9k_hw_enable_interrupts(ah);
 
        if (!(sc->hw->conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL) && start) {
-               if (test_bit(SC_OP_BEACONS, &sc->sc_flags))
-                       ath_set_beacon(sc);
+               if (!test_bit(SC_OP_BEACONS, &sc->sc_flags))
+                       goto work;
+
+               ath_set_beacon(sc);
 
+               if (ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
+                   test_bit(SC_OP_PRIM_STA_VIF, &sc->sc_flags)) {
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
+                       sc->ps_flags |= PS_BEACON_SYNC | PS_WAIT_FOR_BEACON;
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
+               }
+       work:
                ath_restart_work(sc);
        }