bss_info_changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES;
        ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, bss_info_changed);
 
-       if (local->powersave) {
+       if (local->powersave &&
+                       !(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS)) {
                if (local->dynamic_ps_timeout > 0)
                        mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
                                  msecs_to_jiffies(local->dynamic_ps_timeout));
 
        local->powersave = ps;
        local->dynamic_ps_timeout = timeout;
 
-       if (sdata->u.sta.flags & IEEE80211_STA_ASSOCIATED) {
-               if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS) &&
-                   local->dynamic_ps_timeout > 0)
+       if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_NO_STACK_DYNAMIC_PS) &&
+                       (sdata->u.sta.flags & IEEE80211_STA_ASSOCIATED)) {
+               if (local->dynamic_ps_timeout > 0)
                        mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
                                  msecs_to_jiffies(local->dynamic_ps_timeout));
                else {
                                conf->flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
                        else
                                conf->flags &= ~IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
+                       ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local,
+                                       IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
                }
-               ret = ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
        }
 
        return ret;