diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index c08df334b9d5..b0607f6e4e4e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -2557,8 +2557,9 @@ static int wl1271_op_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
 	 * frames, such as the deauth. To make sure those frames reach the air,
 	 * wait here until the TX queue is fully flushed.
 	 */
-	if ((changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE) &&
-	    (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE))
+	if ((changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL) ||
+	    ((changed & IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_IDLE) &&
+	     (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE)))
 		wl1271_tx_flush(wl);
 
 	mutex_lock(&wl->mutex);