flush_work(&wl->tx_work);
        flush_delayed_work(&wl->elp_work);
 
+       /*
+        * Cancel the watchdog even if above tx_flush failed. We will detect
+        * it on resume anyway.
+        */
+       cancel_delayed_work(&wl->tx_watchdog_work);
+
        return 0;
 }
 
 
 out:
        wl->wow_enabled = false;
+
+       /*
+        * Set a flag to re-init the watchdog on the first Tx after resume.
+        * That way we avoid possible conditions where Tx-complete interrupts
+        * fail to arrive and we perform a spurious recovery.
+        */
+       set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_REINIT_TX_WDOG, &wl->flags);
        mutex_unlock(&wl->mutex);
 
        return 0;
 
                wl->tx_blocks_available -= total_blocks;
                wl->tx_allocated_blocks += total_blocks;
 
-               /* If the FW was empty before, arm the Tx watchdog */
-               if (wl->tx_allocated_blocks == total_blocks)
+               /*
+                * If the FW was empty before, arm the Tx watchdog. Also do
+                * this on the first Tx after resume, as we always cancel the
+                * watchdog on suspend.
+                */
+               if (wl->tx_allocated_blocks == total_blocks ||
+                   test_and_clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_REINIT_TX_WDOG, &wl->flags))
                        wl12xx_rearm_tx_watchdog_locked(wl);
 
                ac = wl1271_tx_get_queue(skb_get_queue_mapping(skb));
 
        WL1271_FLAG_VIF_CHANGE_IN_PROGRESS,
        WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY,
        WL1271_FLAG_IO_FAILED,
+       WL1271_FLAG_REINIT_TX_WDOG,
 };
 
 enum wl12xx_vif_flags {