diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 8983b5f125c3..0a3928a8fe90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_connect(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	rc = wmi_send(wil, WMI_CONNECT_CMDID, &conn, sizeof(conn));
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		netif_carrier_on(ndev);
+		wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_MAX_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 		/* Connect can take lots of time */
 		mod_timer(&wil->connect_timer,
 			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(2000));
@@ -1273,6 +1274,7 @@ static int _wil_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	wil->pbss = pbss;
 
 	netif_carrier_on(ndev);
+	wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_MAX_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 
 	rc = wmi_pcp_start(wil, bi, wmi_nettype, chan, hidden_ssid, is_go);
 	if (rc)
@@ -1288,6 +1290,7 @@ err_bcast:
 	wmi_pcp_stop(wil);
 err_pcp_start:
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+	wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 	return rc;
@@ -1394,6 +1397,7 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+	wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 	wil_set_recovery_state(wil, fw_recovery_idle);
 
 	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index fa061daa56d7..eb1fd9dd09ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static void _wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid,
 		wil_bcast_fini(wil);
 		wil_update_net_queues_bh(wil, NULL, true);
 		netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+		wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 
 		if (test_bit(wil_status_fwconnected, wil->status)) {
 			clear_bit(wil_status_fwconnected, wil->status);
@@ -553,6 +554,12 @@ out_wmi_wq:
 	return -EAGAIN;
 }
 
+void wil6210_bus_request(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u32 kbps)
+{
+	if (wil->platform_ops.bus_request)
+		wil->platform_ops.bus_request(wil->platform_handle, kbps);
+}
+
 /**
  * wil6210_disconnect - disconnect one connection
  * @wil: driver context
@@ -1068,9 +1075,7 @@ int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	napi_enable(&wil->napi_tx);
 	set_bit(wil_status_napi_en, wil->status);
 
-	if (wil->platform_ops.bus_request)
-		wil->platform_ops.bus_request(wil->platform_handle,
-					      WIL_MAX_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
+	wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1094,8 +1099,7 @@ int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 	set_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status);
 
-	if (wil->platform_ops.bus_request)
-		wil->platform_ops.bus_request(wil->platform_handle, 0);
+	wil6210_bus_request(wil, 0);
 
 	wil_disable_irq(wil);
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(wil_status_napi_en, wil->status)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index cc20517a4726..b9727ebe79ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern bool debug_fw;
 #define WIL_FW_NAME "wil6210.fw" /* code */
 #define WIL_FW2_NAME "wil6210.brd" /* board & radio parameters */
 
+#define WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS 128000 /* ~1Gbps */
 #define WIL_MAX_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS 800000 /* ~6.1Gbps */
 
 /**
@@ -892,7 +893,7 @@ int wmi_aoa_meas(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const void *mac_addr, u8 chan,
 		 u8 type);
 int wmi_abort_scan(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 void wil_abort_scan(struct wil6210_priv *wil, bool sync);
-
+void wil6210_bus_request(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u32 kbps);
 void wil6210_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *bssid,
 			u16 reason_code, bool from_event);
 void wil_probe_client_flush(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 24f42e3a6d92..09595349f24b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ static void wmi_evt_connect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)
 	    (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT)) {
 		if (rc) {
 			netif_carrier_off(ndev);
+			wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 			wil_err(wil,
 				"%s: cfg80211_connect_result with failure\n",
 				__func__);