diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
index 89bf9eadc840b4f266734a47e30c72cba7bf9143..3c966f2e00d0ce2944f75d7bbf176e14faa1f858 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/main.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ static void wl1271_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	wl1271_info("Hardware recovery in progress. FW ver: %s pc: 0x%x",
 		    wl->chip.fw_ver_str, wl1271_read32(wl, SCR_PAD4));
 
-	BUG_ON(bug_on_recovery);
+	BUG_ON(bug_on_recovery &&
+	       !test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY, &wl->flags));
 
 	/*
 	 * Advance security sequence number to overcome potential progress
@@ -2133,6 +2134,7 @@ static int wl1271_op_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	if (wl12xx_need_fw_change(wl, vif_count, true)) {
 		wl12xx_force_active_psm(wl);
+		set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY, &wl->flags);
 		mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 		wl1271_recovery_work(&wl->recovery_work);
 		return 0;
@@ -2317,6 +2319,7 @@ static void wl1271_op_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	WARN_ON(iter != wlvif);
 	if (wl12xx_need_fw_change(wl, vif_count, false)) {
 		wl12xx_force_active_psm(wl);
+		set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY, &wl->flags);
 		wl12xx_queue_recovery_work(wl);
 		cancel_recovery = false;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
index b26b1be9a98b539a0dec2aed4b12532b658bc73a..6e13a3073e9fcc9d1fa40eefa55e54c4fb9df40d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl12xx.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ enum wl12xx_flags {
 	WL1271_FLAG_SOFT_GEMINI,
 	WL1271_FLAG_RECOVERY_IN_PROGRESS,
 	WL1271_FLAG_VIF_CHANGE_IN_PROGRESS,
+	WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY,
 };
 
 enum wl12xx_vif_flags {