diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c
index cdcb324093a5..f3d332d11f81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/cmd.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int wl1271_cmd_send(struct wl1271 *wl, u16 id, void *buf, size_t len,
 
 fail:
 	WARN_ON(1);
-	ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+	wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int wl1271_cmd_wait_for_event(struct wl1271 *wl, u32 mask)
 
 	ret = wl1271_cmd_wait_for_event_or_timeout(wl, mask);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+		wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/debugfs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/debugfs.c
index c3f19463474d..da2127018300 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/debugfs.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static ssize_t start_recovery_write(struct file *file,
 	struct wl1271 *wl = file->private_data;
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);
-	ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+	wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 	mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
 	return count;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index 2c03b4716d3f..6926d0a3e5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ irqreturn_t wl1271_irq(int irq, void *cookie)
 		if (unlikely(intr & WL1271_ACX_INTR_WATCHDOG)) {
 			wl1271_error("watchdog interrupt received! "
 				     "starting recovery.");
-			ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+			wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 
 			/* restarting the chip. ignore any other interrupt. */
 			goto out;
@@ -1099,6 +1099,12 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(struct wl1271 *wl)
+{
+	if (!test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags))
+		ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+}
+
 static void wl1271_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct wl1271 *wl =
@@ -1109,6 +1115,9 @@ static void wl1271_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (wl->state != WL1271_STATE_ON)
 		goto out;
 
+	/* Avoid a recursive recovery */
+	set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags);
+
 	wl1271_info("Hardware recovery in progress. FW ver: %s pc: 0x%x",
 		    wl->chip.fw_ver_str, wl1271_read32(wl, SCR_PAD4));
 
@@ -1125,6 +1134,9 @@ static void wl1271_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* reboot the chipset */
 	__wl1271_op_remove_interface(wl, false);
+
+	clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS, &wl->flags);
+
 	ieee80211_restart_hw(wl->hw);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c
index 5116db0826f9..3e68a664c9de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/ps.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(struct wl1271 *wl)
 			&compl, msecs_to_jiffies(WL1271_WAKEUP_TIMEOUT));
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			wl1271_error("ELP wakeup timeout!");
-			ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+			wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
 			goto err;
 		} else if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
index cb84dd5edf4d..5e5c66dd06d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/scan.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void wl1271_scan_complete_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (wl->scan.failed) {
 		wl1271_info("Scan completed due to error.");
-		ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+		wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/testmode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/testmode.c
index da351d7cd1f2..5d5e1ef87206 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/testmode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/testmode.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static int wl1271_tm_cmd_recover(struct wl1271 *wl, struct nlattr *tb[])
 {
 	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_TESTMODE, "testmode cmd recover");
 
-	ieee80211_queue_work(wl->hw, &wl->recovery_work);
+	wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
index bbf4ee6d4102..754a16ce5bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ enum wl12xx_flags {
 	WL1271_FLAG_PENDING_WORK,
 	WL1271_FLAG_SOFT_GEMINI,
 	WL1271_FLAG_RX_STREAMING_STARTED,
+	WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS,
 };
 
 struct wl1271_link {
@@ -612,6 +613,7 @@ struct wl1271_station {
 int wl1271_plt_start(struct wl1271 *wl);
 int wl1271_plt_stop(struct wl1271 *wl);
 int wl1271_recalc_rx_streaming(struct wl1271 *wl);
+void wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(struct wl1271 *wl);
 
 #define JOIN_TIMEOUT 5000 /* 5000 milliseconds to join */