diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index cc3c46a82077..154b41af4157 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2586,6 +2586,9 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 			WARN(1, "Hardware became unavailable upon resume. This could be a software issue prior to suspend or a hardware issue.\n");
 		else
 			WARN(1, "Hardware became unavailable during restart.\n");
+		ieee80211_wake_queues_by_reason(hw, IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUE_MAP,
+						IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SUSPEND,
+						false);
 		ieee80211_handle_reconfig_failure(local);
 		return res;
 	}