diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_tx.c
index 46fafe08f81a..279be5b98d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_tx.c
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ void wl1271_tx_work_locked(struct wl1271 *wl)
 
 	/* if rates have changed, re-configure the rate policy */
 	if (unlikely(sta_rates)) {
+		ret = wl1271_ps_elp_wakeup(wl, false);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		woken_up = true;
+
 		wl->rate_set = wl1271_tx_enabled_rates_get(wl, sta_rates);
 		wl1271_acx_rate_policies(wl);
 	}