diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 2be78170ec67..83605a2f1c36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -3391,11 +3391,8 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_suspend(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
 		priv = adapter->priv[i];
-		if (priv && priv->netdev) {
-			mwifiex_stop_net_dev_queue(priv->netdev, adapter);
-			if (netif_carrier_ok(priv->netdev))
-				netif_carrier_off(priv->netdev);
-		}
+		if (priv && priv->netdev)
+			netif_device_detach(priv->netdev);
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < retry_num; i++) {
@@ -3466,11 +3463,8 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_resume(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->priv_num; i++) {
 		priv = adapter->priv[i];
-		if (priv && priv->netdev) {
-			if (!netif_carrier_ok(priv->netdev))
-				netif_carrier_on(priv->netdev);
-			mwifiex_wake_up_net_dev_queue(priv->netdev, adapter);
-		}
+		if (priv && priv->netdev)
+			netif_device_attach(priv->netdev);
 	}
 
 	if (!wiphy->wowlan_config)