if (trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_7000)
                        iwl_set_bits_prph(trans, APMG_PCIDEV_STT_REG,
                                          APMG_PCIDEV_STT_VAL_WAKE_ME);
-               else if (trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_8000)
+               else if (trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_8000) {
+                       iwl_set_bit(trans, CSR_DBG_LINK_PWR_MGMT_REG,
+                                   CSR_RESET_LINK_PWR_MGMT_DISABLED);
                        iwl_set_bit(trans, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
                                    CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_PREPARE |
                                    CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_ENABLE_PME);
+                       mdelay(1);
+                       iwl_clear_bit(trans, CSR_DBG_LINK_PWR_MGMT_REG,
+                                     CSR_RESET_LINK_PWR_MGMT_DISABLED);
+               }
                mdelay(5);
        }
 
        if (ret >= 0)
                return 0;
 
+       iwl_set_bit(trans, CSR_DBG_LINK_PWR_MGMT_REG,
+                   CSR_RESET_LINK_PWR_MGMT_DISABLED);
+       msleep(1);
+
        for (iter = 0; iter < 10; iter++) {
                /* If HW is not ready, prepare the conditions to check again */
                iwl_set_bit(trans, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
 
                do {
                        ret = iwl_pcie_set_hw_ready(trans);
-                       if (ret >= 0)
-                               return 0;
+                       if (ret >= 0) {
+                               ret = 0;
+                               goto out;
+                       }
 
                        usleep_range(200, 1000);
                        t += 200;
 
        IWL_ERR(trans, "Couldn't prepare the card\n");
 
+out:
+       iwl_clear_bit(trans, CSR_DBG_LINK_PWR_MGMT_REG,
+                     CSR_RESET_LINK_PWR_MGMT_DISABLED);
+
        return ret;
 }