diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index 05843b783d7f..dc14dd483779 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -1448,8 +1448,13 @@ brcmf_cfg80211_leave_ibss(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 
 	brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
-	if (!check_vif_up(ifp->vif))
-		return -EIO;
+	if (!check_vif_up(ifp->vif)) {
+		/* When driver is being unloaded, it can end up here. If an
+		 * error is returned then later on a debug trace in the wireless
+		 * core module will be printed. To avoid this 0 is returned.
+		 */
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	brcmf_link_down(ifp->vif, WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);