diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index a599469b8157..350513744575 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Copyright 2006-2010		Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
  * Copyright 2013-2014  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
  * Copyright 2015-2017	Intel Deutschland GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2018-2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
@@ -300,12 +300,13 @@ static int cfg80211_rfkill_set_block(void *data, bool blocked)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cfg80211_rfkill_sync_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void cfg80211_rfkill_block_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev;
 
-	rdev = container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device, rfkill_sync);
-	cfg80211_rfkill_set_block(rdev, rfkill_blocked(rdev->rfkill));
+	rdev = container_of(work, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
+			    rfkill_block);
+	cfg80211_rfkill_set_block(rdev, true);
 }
 
 static void cfg80211_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ use_default_name:
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->rfkill_sync, cfg80211_rfkill_sync_work);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->rfkill_block, cfg80211_rfkill_block_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->conn_work, cfg80211_conn_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->event_work, cfg80211_event_work);
 
@@ -1061,7 +1062,7 @@ void wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(struct wiphy *wiphy, bool blocked)
 	struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev = wiphy_to_rdev(wiphy);
 
 	if (rfkill_set_hw_state(rdev->rfkill, blocked))
-		schedule_work(&rdev->rfkill_sync);
+		schedule_work(&rdev->rfkill_block);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state);
 
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.h b/net/wireless/core.h
index 77556c58d9ac..ed487e324571 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.h
+++ b/net/wireless/core.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ struct cfg80211_registered_device {
 	/* rfkill support */
 	struct rfkill_ops rfkill_ops;
 	struct rfkill *rfkill;
-	struct work_struct rfkill_sync;
+	struct work_struct rfkill_block;
 
 	/* ISO / IEC 3166 alpha2 for which this device is receiving
 	 * country IEs on, this can help disregard country IEs from APs
diff --git a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
index 46e4d69db845..7b6529d81c61 100644
--- a/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
+++ b/net/wireless/wext-compat.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * we directly assign the wireless handlers of wireless interfaces.
  *
  * Copyright 2008-2009	Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Intel Corporation
  */
 
 #include <linux/export.h>
@@ -864,8 +865,8 @@ static int cfg80211_wext_siwtxpower(struct net_device *dev,
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		rfkill_set_sw_state(rdev->rfkill, true);
-		schedule_work(&rdev->rfkill_sync);
+		if (rfkill_set_sw_state(rdev->rfkill, true))
+			schedule_work(&rdev->rfkill_block);
 		return 0;
 	}