diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
index 7e6b500..4a99738 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/wl1271_main.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@
 		if (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE &&
 		    test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_JOINED, &wl->flags))
 			wl1271_unjoin_channel(wl);
-		else
+		else if (!(conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE))
 			wl1271_join_channel(wl, channel);
 
 		if (conf->flags & IEEE80211_CONF_IDLE) {