diff --git a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/sys/wl_mac80211.c b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/sys/wl_mac80211.c
index d060377629ac..cb2041a61d78 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/brcm80211/sys/wl_mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/brcm80211/sys/wl_mac80211.c
@@ -299,11 +299,8 @@ static void wl_ops_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	wl_info_t *wl = hw->priv;
 	ASSERT(wl);
 	WL_LOCK(wl);
-	wl_down(wl);
 	ieee80211_stop_queues(hw);
 	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
-
-	return;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -336,7 +333,14 @@ wl_ops_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 static void
 wl_ops_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
-	return;
+	struct wl_info *wl;
+
+	wl = HW_TO_WL(hw);
+
+	/* put driver in down state */
+	WL_LOCK(wl);
+	wl_down(wl);
+	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -972,7 +976,7 @@ static wl_info_t *wl_attach(u16 vendor, u16 device, unsigned long regs,
 	wl_found++;
 	return wl;
 
- fail:
+fail:
 	wl_free(wl);
 fail1:
 	return NULL;
@@ -1356,7 +1360,6 @@ wl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef LINUXSTA_PS
 static int wl_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 {
 	wl_info_t *wl;
@@ -1371,11 +1374,12 @@ static int wl_suspend(struct pci_dev *pdev, pm_message_t state)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	/* only need to flag hw is down for proper resume */
 	WL_LOCK(wl);
-	wl_down(wl);
 	wl->pub->hw_up = false;
 	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
-	pci_save_state(pdev, wl->pci_psstate);
+
+	pci_save_state(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
 	return pci_set_power_state(pdev, PCI_D3hot);
 }
@@ -1399,7 +1403,7 @@ static int wl_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	pci_restore_state(pdev, wl->pci_psstate);
+	pci_restore_state(pdev);
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (err)
@@ -1411,13 +1415,12 @@ static int wl_resume(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if ((val & 0x0000ff00) != 0)
 		pci_write_config_dword(pdev, 0x40, val & 0xffff00ff);
 
-	WL_LOCK(wl);
-	err = wl_up(wl);
-	WL_UNLOCK(wl);
-
+	/*
+	*  done. driver will be put in up state
+	*  in wl_ops_add_interface() call.
+	*/
 	return err;
 }
-#endif				/* LINUXSTA_PS */
 
 static void wl_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
@@ -1450,14 +1453,12 @@ static void wl_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 }
 
 static struct pci_driver wl_pci_driver = {
- .name  = "brcm80211",
- .probe = wl_pci_probe,
-#ifdef LINUXSTA_PS
- .suspend = wl_suspend,
- .resume  = wl_resume,
-#endif				/* LINUXSTA_PS */
- .remove   = __devexit_p(wl_remove),
- .id_table = wl_id_table,
+	.name = "brcm80211",
+	.probe = wl_pci_probe,
+	.suspend = wl_suspend,
+	.resume = wl_resume,
+	.remove = __devexit_p(wl_remove),
+	.id_table = wl_id_table,
 };
 #endif				/* !BCMSDIO */