diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index 1d9dcd7e3b82..294221b06813 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ int iwl3945_commit_rxon(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rxon_context *ctx)
 
 	/* If we issue a new RXON command which required a tune then we must
 	 * send a new TXPOWER command or we won't be able to Tx any frames */
-	rc = priv->cfg->ops->lib->send_tx_power(priv);
+	rc = iwl_set_tx_power(priv, priv->tx_power_next, true);
 	if (rc) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error setting Tx power (%d).\n", rc);
 		return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index d9a7d93def6c..053240642b50 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ static int iwl4965_commit_rxon(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rxon_context *c
 
 	/* If we issue a new RXON command which required a tune then we must
 	 * send a new TXPOWER command or we won't be able to Tx any frames */
-	ret = iwl_set_tx_power(priv, priv->tx_power_user_lmt, true);
+	ret = iwl_set_tx_power(priv, priv->tx_power_next, true);
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error sending TX power (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
index 2a4ff832fbb8..6c2adc58d654 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-rxon.c
@@ -316,10 +316,9 @@ int iwlagn_commit_rxon(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct iwl_rxon_context *ctx)
 	 * If we issue a new RXON command which required a tune then we must
 	 * send a new TXPOWER command or we won't be able to Tx any frames.
 	 *
-	 * FIXME: which RXON requires a tune? Can we optimise this out in
-	 *        some cases?
+	 * It's expected we set power here if channel is changing.
 	 */
-	ret = iwl_set_tx_power(priv, priv->tx_power_user_lmt, true);
+	ret = iwl_set_tx_power(priv, priv->tx_power_next, true);
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(priv, "Error sending TX power (%d)\n", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
index a46ad60216a0..92724cbf18ca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,8 @@ int iwl_set_tx_power(struct iwl_priv *priv, s8 tx_power, bool force)
 {
 	int ret;
 	s8 prev_tx_power;
+	bool defer;
+	struct iwl_rxon_context *ctx = &priv->contexts[IWL_RXON_CTX_BSS];
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&priv->mutex);
 
@@ -1189,10 +1191,15 @@ int iwl_set_tx_power(struct iwl_priv *priv, s8 tx_power, bool force)
 	if (!iwl_is_ready_rf(priv))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	/* scan complete use tx_power_next, need to be updated */
+	/* scan complete and commit_rxon use tx_power_next value,
+	 * it always need to be updated for newest request */
 	priv->tx_power_next = tx_power;
-	if (test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status) && !force) {
-		IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Deferring tx power set while scanning\n");
+
+	/* do not set tx power when scanning or channel changing */
+	defer = test_bit(STATUS_SCANNING, &priv->status) ||
+		memcmp(&ctx->active, &ctx->staging, sizeof(ctx->staging));
+	if (defer && !force) {
+		IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "Deferring tx power set\n");
 		return 0;
 	}