diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c
index 71b244b7ab7f..b924ceadc02c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/acx.c
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ int wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
 	struct acx_beacon_filter_option *beacon_filter = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "acx beacon filter opt");
+	wl1271_debug(DEBUG_ACX, "acx beacon filter opt enable=%d",
+		     enable_filter);
 
 	if (enable_filter &&
 	    wl->conf.conn.bcn_filt_mode == CONF_BCN_FILT_MODE_DISABLED)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/init.c
index b376c996c0a7..199e94120864 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/init.c
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ static int wl1271_init_sta_beacon_filter(struct wl1271 *wl,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* enable beacon filtering */
-	ret = wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(wl, wlvif, true);
+	/* disable beacon filtering until we get the first beacon */
+	ret = wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(wl, wlvif, false);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index a2348b951738..82d546155f45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -2941,6 +2941,11 @@ static int wlcore_unset_assoc(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif)
 		ret = wl1271_acx_keep_alive_mode(wl, wlvif, false);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
+
+		/* disable beacon filtering */
+		ret = wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(wl, wlvif, false);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(WLVIF_FLAG_CS_PROGRESS, &wlvif->flags)) {
@@ -4312,6 +4317,13 @@ static void wl1271_bss_info_changed_sta(struct wl1271 *wl,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ((changed & BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INFO) && bss_conf->dtim_period) {
+		/* enable beacon filtering */
+		ret = wl1271_acx_beacon_filter_opt(wl, wlvif, true);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
 	ret = wl1271_bss_erp_info_changed(wl, vif, bss_conf, changed);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;