diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c
index 7e337cea9905..e7d11811a907 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.c
@@ -504,12 +504,17 @@ int wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_table(struct wl1271 *wl)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(struct wl1271 *wl)
+#define ACX_CONN_MONIT_DISABLE_VALUE  0xffffffff
+
+int wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(struct wl1271 *wl, bool enable)
 {
 	struct acx_conn_monit_params *acx;
+	u32 threshold = ACX_CONN_MONIT_DISABLE_VALUE;
+	u32 timeout = ACX_CONN_MONIT_DISABLE_VALUE;
 	int ret;
 
-	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "acx connection monitor parameters");
+	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "acx connection monitor parameters: %s",
+		     enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 
 	acx = kzalloc(sizeof(*acx), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!acx) {
@@ -517,8 +522,13 @@ int wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	acx->synch_fail_thold = cpu_to_le32(wl->conf.conn.synch_fail_thold);
-	acx->bss_lose_timeout = cpu_to_le32(wl->conf.conn.bss_lose_timeout);
+	if (enable) {
+		threshold = wl->conf.conn.synch_fail_thold;
+		timeout = wl->conf.conn.bss_lose_timeout;
+	}
+
+	acx->synch_fail_thold = cpu_to_le32(threshold);
+	acx->bss_lose_timeout = cpu_to_le32(timeout);
 
 	ret = wl1271_cmd_configure(wl, ACX_CONN_MONIT_PARAMS,
 				   acx, sizeof(*acx));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.h
index 8e5870fa9609..b6eb0c1b6c78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_acx.h
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ int wl1271_acx_rts_threshold(struct wl1271 *wl, u16 rts_threshold);
 int wl1271_acx_dco_itrim_params(struct wl1271 *wl);
 int wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(struct wl1271 *wl, bool enable_filter);
 int wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_table(struct wl1271 *wl);
-int wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(struct wl1271 *wl);
+int wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(struct wl1271 *wl, bool enable);
 int wl1271_acx_sg_enable(struct wl1271 *wl, bool enable);
 int wl1271_acx_sg_cfg(struct wl1271 *wl);
 int wl1271_acx_cca_threshold(struct wl1271 *wl);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c
index d9335fc2a575..987978c3bce0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_init.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ int wl1271_hw_init(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		goto out_free_memmap;
 
 	/* Initialize connection monitoring thresholds */
-	ret = wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(wl);
+	ret = wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free_memmap;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 4a2f1d772adc..00e856c4a611 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int wl1271_plt_init(struct wl1271 *wl)
 		goto out_free_memmap;
 
 	/* Initialize connection monitoring thresholds */
-	ret = wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(wl);
+	ret = wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(wl, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_free_memmap;
 
@@ -1651,6 +1651,11 @@ static void wl1271_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out_sleep;
 
+			/* enable the connection monitoring feature */
+			ret = wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(wl, true);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out_sleep;
+
 			/* If we want to go in PSM but we're not there yet */
 			if (test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_PSM_REQUESTED, &wl->flags) &&
 			    !test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_PSM, &wl->flags)) {
@@ -1663,6 +1668,11 @@ static void wl1271_op_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			/* use defaults when not associated */
 			clear_bit(WL1271_FLAG_STA_ASSOCIATED, &wl->flags);
 			wl->aid = 0;
+
+			/* disable connection monitor features */
+			ret = wl1271_acx_conn_monit_params(wl, false);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out_sleep;
 		}
 
 	}