diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index 6bcf0faa4a89..ed4c8e66b44a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ static void ieee80211_restart_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	list_for_each_entry(sdata, &local->interfaces, list)
 		flush_delayed_work(&sdata->dec_tailroom_needed_wk);
 	ieee80211_scan_cancel(local);
+
+	/* make sure any new ROC will consider local->in_reconfig */
+	flush_delayed_work(&local->roc_work);
+	flush_work(&local->hw_roc_done);
+
 	ieee80211_reconfig(local);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }
diff --git a/net/mac80211/offchannel.c b/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
index fbc34e9088de..55a9c5b94ce1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/offchannel.c
@@ -408,6 +408,10 @@ void ieee80211_start_next_roc(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/* defer roc if driver is not started (i.e. during reconfig) */
+	if (local->in_reconfig)
+		return;
+
 	roc = list_first_entry(&local->roc_list, struct ieee80211_roc_work,
 			       list);
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 3943d4bf289c..4f6e0b79ef69 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2051,8 +2051,15 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl(local->hw.wiphy);
 
  wake_up:
-	local->in_reconfig = false;
-	barrier();
+	if (local->in_reconfig) {
+		local->in_reconfig = false;
+		barrier();
+
+		/* Restart deferred ROCs */
+		mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
+		ieee80211_start_next_roc(local);
+		mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
+	}
 
 	if (local->monitors == local->open_count && local->monitors > 0)
 		ieee80211_add_virtual_monitor(local);