diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
index 8b26f3217823..8c7ca7318c00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-mac80211.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ int iwlagn_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_priv *priv,
 			    WIPHY_FLAG_IBSS_RSN;
 
 	if (nic(priv)->fw.ucode_wowlan.code.len &&
+	    trans(priv)->ops->wowlan_suspend &&
 	    device_can_wakeup(trans(priv)->dev)) {
 		hw->wiphy->wowlan.flags = WIPHY_WOWLAN_MAGIC_PKT |
 					  WIPHY_WOWLAN_DISCONNECT |
@@ -412,9 +413,7 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	device_set_wakeup_enable(trans(priv)->dev, true);
 
-	/* Now let the ucode operate on its own */
-	iwl_write32(trans(priv), CSR_UCODE_DRV_GP1_SET,
-			  CSR_UCODE_DRV_GP1_BIT_D3_CFG_COMPLETE);
+	iwl_trans_wowlan_suspend(trans(priv));
 
 	goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
index f47426a5ef4d..bb8f2fdf1281 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans-pcie.c
@@ -1303,6 +1303,17 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	iwl_write32(trans, CSR_RESET, CSR_RESET_REG_FLAG_NEVO_RESET);
 }
 
+static void iwl_trans_pcie_wowlan_suspend(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+{
+	/* let the ucode operate on its own */
+	iwl_write32(trans, CSR_UCODE_DRV_GP1_SET,
+		    CSR_UCODE_DRV_GP1_BIT_D3_CFG_COMPLETE);
+
+	iwl_disable_interrupts(trans);
+	iwl_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
+		      CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
+}
+
 static int iwl_trans_pcie_tx(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		struct iwl_device_cmd *dev_cmd, enum iwl_rxon_context_id ctx,
 		u8 sta_id, u8 tid)
@@ -1641,25 +1652,6 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_free(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int iwl_trans_pcie_suspend(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
-	/*
-	 * This function is called when system goes into suspend state
-	 * mac80211 will call iwlagn_mac_stop() from the mac80211 suspend
-	 * function first but since iwlagn_mac_stop() has no knowledge of
-	 * who the caller is,
-	 * it will not call apm_ops.stop() to stop the DMA operation.
-	 * Calling apm_ops.stop here to make sure we stop the DMA.
-	 *
-	 * But of course ... if we have configured WoWLAN then we did other
-	 * things already :-)
-	 */
-	if (!trans->shrd->wowlan) {
-		iwl_apm_stop(trans);
-	} else {
-		iwl_disable_interrupts(trans);
-		iwl_clear_bit(trans, CSR_GP_CNTRL,
-			      CSR_GP_CNTRL_REG_FLAG_MAC_ACCESS_REQ);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2227,6 +2219,8 @@ const struct iwl_trans_ops trans_ops_pcie = {
 	.start_fw = iwl_trans_pcie_start_fw,
 	.stop_device = iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device,
 
+	.wowlan_suspend = iwl_trans_pcie_wowlan_suspend,
+
 	.wake_any_queue = iwl_trans_pcie_wake_any_queue,
 
 	.send_cmd = iwl_trans_pcie_send_cmd,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index e2f21cfc2cd4..83f04c9d77e5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ struct iwl_host_cmd {
  * @wake_any_queue: wake all the queues of a specfic context IWL_RXON_CTX_*
  * @stop_device:stops the whole device (embedded CPU put to reset)
  *	May sleep
+ * @wowlan_suspend: put the device into the correct mode for WoWLAN during
+ *	suspend. This is optional, if not implemented WoWLAN will not be
+ *	supported. This callback may sleep.
  * @send_cmd:send a host command
  *	May sleep only if CMD_SYNC is set
  * @tx: send an skb
@@ -247,6 +250,8 @@ struct iwl_trans_ops {
 	void (*fw_alive)(struct iwl_trans *trans);
 	void (*stop_device)(struct iwl_trans *trans);
 
+	void (*wowlan_suspend)(struct iwl_trans *trans);
+
 	void (*wake_any_queue)(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 			       enum iwl_rxon_context_id ctx,
 			       const char *msg);
@@ -396,6 +401,12 @@ static inline void iwl_trans_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	trans->state = IWL_TRANS_NO_FW;
 }
 
+static inline void iwl_trans_wowlan_suspend(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	trans->ops->wowlan_suspend(trans);
+}
+
 static inline void iwl_trans_wake_any_queue(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 					    enum iwl_rxon_context_id ctx,
 					    const char *msg)