/******************************************************************************
  *
- * Copyright(c) 2003 - 2014 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
+ * Copyright(c) 2003 - 2015 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  *
  * Portions of this file are derived from the ipw3945 project, as well
  * as portions of the ieee80211 subsystem header files.
 
        /*protect hw register */
        spinlock_t reg_lock;
-       bool cmd_in_flight;
+       bool cmd_hold_nic_awake;
        bool ref_cmd_in_flight;
 
        /* protect ref counter */
 
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&trans_pcie->reg_lock, *flags);
 
-       if (trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight)
+       if (trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake)
                goto out;
 
        /* this bit wakes up the NIC */
         */
        __acquire(&trans_pcie->reg_lock);
 
-       if (trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight)
+       if (trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake)
                goto out;
 
        __iwl_trans_pcie_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
 
                iwl_trans_pcie_ref(trans);
        }
 
-       if (trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight)
-               return 0;
-
-       trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight = true;
-
        /*
         * wake up the NIC to make sure that the firmware will see the host
         * command - we will let the NIC sleep once all the host commands
         * returned. This needs to be done only on NICs that have
         * apmg_wake_up_wa set.
         */
-       if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa) {
+       if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa &&
+           !trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake) {
                __iwl_trans_pcie_set_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
                                         CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
                if (trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_8000)
                if (ret < 0) {
                        __iwl_trans_pcie_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
                                        CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
-                       trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight = false;
                        IWL_ERR(trans, "Failed to wake NIC for hcmd\n");
                        return -EIO;
                }
+               trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake = true;
        }
 
        return 0;
                iwl_trans_pcie_unref(trans);
        }
 
-       if (WARN_ON(!trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight))
-               return 0;
-
-       trans_pcie->cmd_in_flight = false;
+       if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa) {
+               if (WARN_ON(!trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake))
+                       return 0;
 
-       if (trans->cfg->base_params->apmg_wake_up_wa)
+               trans_pcie->cmd_hold_nic_awake = false;
                __iwl_trans_pcie_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
-                                       CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
-
+                                          CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
+       }
        return 0;
 }