void wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(struct wl1271 *wl)
 {
-       if (!test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags))
+       /* Avoid a recursive recovery */
+       if (!test_and_set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags)) {
+               wlcore_disable_interrupts_nosync(wl);
                ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+       }
 }
 
 size_t wl12xx_copy_fwlog(struct wl1271 *wl, u8 *memblock, size_t maxlen)
        if (wl->state != WL1271_STATE_ON || wl->plt)
                goto out_unlock;
 
-       /* Avoid a recursive recovery */
-       set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags);
-
        wl12xx_read_fwlog_panic(wl);
 
        /* change partitions momentarily so we can read the FW pc */
        mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
        wl1271_op_stop(wl->hw);
 
-       clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags);
-
        ieee80211_restart_hw(wl->hw);
 
        /*
        wlcore_disable_interrupts(wl);
        mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
        if (wl->state == WL1271_STATE_OFF) {
+               if (test_and_clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS,
+                                       &wl->flags))
+                       wlcore_enable_interrupts(wl);
+
                mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
                /*
        mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
 
        wl1271_power_off(wl);
+       /*
+        * In case a recovery was scheduled, interrupts were disabled to avoid
+        * an interrupt storm. Now that the power is down, it is safe to
+        * re-enable interrupts to balance the disable depth
+        */
+       if (test_and_clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags))
+               wlcore_enable_interrupts(wl);
 
        wl->band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ;