diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 640afab304d7..baaa8608e52d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -541,6 +541,9 @@ int ieee80211_do_open(struct wireless_dev *wdev, bool coming_up)
 
 		ieee80211_adjust_monitor_flags(sdata, 1);
 		ieee80211_configure_filter(local);
+		mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
+		ieee80211_recalc_idle(local);
+		mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
 
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 		break;
@@ -812,6 +815,9 @@ static void ieee80211_do_stop(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 		ieee80211_adjust_monitor_flags(sdata, -1);
 		ieee80211_configure_filter(local);
+		mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
+		ieee80211_recalc_idle(local);
+		mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE:
 		/* relies on synchronize_rcu() below */