struct hci_dev *hdev;
        struct work_struct work;
        struct timer_list ps_timer;
+       struct mutex ps_lock;
 };
 
 struct wakeup_cmd_payload {
 
        if (psdata->cur_psmode == PS_MODE_ENABLE)
                mod_timer(&psdata->ps_timer, jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(psdata->h2c_ps_interval));
+
+       if (psdata->ps_state == PS_STATE_AWAKE && psdata->ps_cmd == PS_CMD_ENTER_PS)
+               cancel_work_sync(&psdata->work);
 }
 
 static void ps_cancel_timer(struct btnxpuart_dev *nxpdev)
            !test_bit(BTNXPUART_SERDEV_OPEN, &nxpdev->tx_state))
                return;
 
+       mutex_lock(&psdata->ps_lock);
        switch (psdata->cur_h2c_wakeupmode) {
        case WAKEUP_METHOD_DTR:
                if (ps_state == PS_STATE_AWAKE)
                        status = serdev_device_break_ctl(nxpdev->serdev, 0);
                else
                        status = serdev_device_break_ctl(nxpdev->serdev, -1);
+               msleep(20); /* Allow chip to detect UART-break and enter sleep */
                bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "Set UART break: %s, status=%d",
                           str_on_off(ps_state == PS_STATE_SLEEP), status);
                break;
        }
        if (!status)
                psdata->ps_state = ps_state;
+       mutex_unlock(&psdata->ps_lock);
+
        if (ps_state == PS_STATE_AWAKE)
                btnxpuart_tx_wakeup(nxpdev);
 }
 
        psdata->hdev = hdev;
        INIT_WORK(&psdata->work, ps_work_func);
+       mutex_init(&psdata->ps_lock);
        timer_setup(&psdata->ps_timer, ps_timeout_func, 0);
 }
 
-static void ps_wakeup(struct btnxpuart_dev *nxpdev)
+static bool ps_wakeup(struct btnxpuart_dev *nxpdev)
 {
        struct ps_data *psdata = &nxpdev->psdata;
+       u8 ps_state;
 
-       if (psdata->ps_state != PS_STATE_AWAKE) {
+       mutex_lock(&psdata->ps_lock);
+       ps_state = psdata->ps_state;
+       mutex_unlock(&psdata->ps_lock);
+
+       if (ps_state != PS_STATE_AWAKE) {
                psdata->ps_cmd = PS_CMD_EXIT_PS;
                schedule_work(&psdata->work);
+               return true;
        }
+       return false;
 }
 
 static int send_ps_cmd(struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data)
 {
        struct btnxpuart_dev *nxpdev = (struct btnxpuart_dev *)data;
 
-       ps_wakeup(nxpdev);
        ps_start_timer(nxpdev);
        return skb_dequeue(&nxpdev->txq);
 }
        struct sk_buff *skb;
        int len;
 
+       if (ps_wakeup(nxpdev))
+               return;
+
        while ((skb = nxp_dequeue(nxpdev))) {
                len = serdev_device_write_buf(serdev, skb->data, skb->len);
                hdev->stat.byte_tx += len;