diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
index 75160ab3914a..91a471f3b1c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
@@ -1726,7 +1726,6 @@ int wilc_cfg80211_init(struct wilc **wilc, struct device *dev, int io_type,
 	*wilc = wl;
 	wl->io_type = io_type;
 	wl->hif_func = ops;
-	wl->chip_ps_state = WILC_CHIP_WAKEDUP;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NQUEUES; i++)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wl->txq[i].txq_head.list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
index a39c62a20f04..79f73a72da57 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/netdev.h
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ struct wilc {
 	bool suspend_event;
 
 	struct workqueue_struct *hif_workqueue;
-	enum chip_ps_states chip_ps_state;
 	struct wilc_cfg cfg;
 	void *bus_data;
 	struct net_device *monitor_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c
index 2030fc7f53ca..177e42a9a603 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "cfg80211.h"
 #include "wlan_cfg.h"
 
+#define WAKE_UP_TRIAL_RETRY		10000
+
 static inline bool is_wilc1000(u32 id)
 {
 	return (id & (~WILC_CHIP_REV_FIELD)) == WILC_1000_BASE_ID;
@@ -611,60 +613,62 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(chip_allow_sleep);
 
 void chip_wakeup(struct wilc *wilc)
 {
-	u32 reg, clk_status_reg;
-	const struct wilc_hif_func *h = wilc->hif_func;
-
-	if (wilc->io_type == WILC_HIF_SPI) {
-		do {
-			h->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_REG, &reg);
-			h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_REG,
-					 reg | WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_BIT);
-			h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_REG,
-					 reg & ~WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_BIT);
-
-			do {
-				usleep_range(2000, 2500);
-				wilc_get_chipid(wilc, true);
-			} while (wilc_get_chipid(wilc, true) == 0);
-		} while (wilc_get_chipid(wilc, true) == 0);
-	} else if (wilc->io_type == WILC_HIF_SDIO) {
-		h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_SDIO_HOST_TO_FW_REG,
-				 WILC_SDIO_HOST_TO_FW_BIT);
-		usleep_range(200, 400);
-		h->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_REG, &reg);
-		do {
-			h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_REG,
-					 reg | WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_BIT);
-			h->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_REG,
-					&clk_status_reg);
-
-			while (!(clk_status_reg & WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_BIT)) {
-				usleep_range(2000, 2500);
+	u32 ret = 0;
+	u32 clk_status_val = 0, trials = 0;
+	u32 wakeup_reg, wakeup_bit;
+	u32 clk_status_reg, clk_status_bit;
+	u32 to_host_from_fw_reg, to_host_from_fw_bit;
+	u32 from_host_to_fw_reg, from_host_to_fw_bit;
+	const struct wilc_hif_func *hif_func = wilc->hif_func;
 
-				h->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_REG,
-						&clk_status_reg);
-			}
-			if (!(clk_status_reg & WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_BIT)) {
-				h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_REG,
-						 reg & ~WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_BIT);
-			}
-		} while (!(clk_status_reg & WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_BIT));
+	if (wilc->io_type == WILC_HIF_SDIO) {
+		wakeup_reg = WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_REG;
+		wakeup_bit = WILC_SDIO_WAKEUP_BIT;
+		clk_status_reg = WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_REG;
+		clk_status_bit = WILC_SDIO_CLK_STATUS_BIT;
+		from_host_to_fw_reg = WILC_SDIO_HOST_TO_FW_REG;
+		from_host_to_fw_bit = WILC_SDIO_HOST_TO_FW_BIT;
+		to_host_from_fw_reg = WILC_SDIO_FW_TO_HOST_REG;
+		to_host_from_fw_bit = WILC_SDIO_FW_TO_HOST_BIT;
+	} else {
+		wakeup_reg = WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_REG;
+		wakeup_bit = WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_BIT;
+		clk_status_reg = WILC_SPI_CLK_STATUS_REG;
+		clk_status_bit = WILC_SPI_CLK_STATUS_BIT;
+		from_host_to_fw_reg = WILC_SPI_HOST_TO_FW_REG;
+		from_host_to_fw_bit = WILC_SPI_HOST_TO_FW_BIT;
+		to_host_from_fw_reg = WILC_SPI_FW_TO_HOST_REG;
+		to_host_from_fw_bit = WILC_SPI_FW_TO_HOST_BIT;
 	}
 
-	if (wilc->chip_ps_state == WILC_CHIP_SLEEPING_MANUAL) {
-		if (wilc_get_chipid(wilc, false) < WILC_1000_BASE_ID_2B) {
-			u32 val32;
+	/* indicate host wakeup */
+	ret = hif_func->hif_write_reg(wilc, from_host_to_fw_reg,
+				      from_host_to_fw_bit);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
 
-			h->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_REG_4_TO_1_RX, &val32);
-			val32 |= BIT(6);
-			h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_REG_4_TO_1_RX, val32);
+	/* Set wake-up bit */
+	ret = hif_func->hif_write_reg(wilc, wakeup_reg,
+				      wakeup_bit);
+	if (ret)
+		return;
 
-			h->hif_read_reg(wilc, WILC_REG_4_TO_1_TX_BANK0, &val32);
-			val32 |= BIT(6);
-			h->hif_write_reg(wilc, WILC_REG_4_TO_1_TX_BANK0, val32);
+	while (trials < WAKE_UP_TRIAL_RETRY) {
+		ret = hif_func->hif_read_reg(wilc, clk_status_reg,
+					     &clk_status_val);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("Bus error %d %x\n", ret, clk_status_val);
+			return;
 		}
+		if (clk_status_val & clk_status_bit)
+			break;
+
+		trials++;
+	}
+	if (trials >= WAKE_UP_TRIAL_RETRY) {
+		pr_err("Failed to wake-up the chip\n");
+		return;
 	}
-	wilc->chip_ps_state = WILC_CHIP_WAKEDUP;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(chip_wakeup);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.h b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.h
index 771c25fa849b..285e5d9a2b48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@
 #define WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_REG		0x1
 #define WILC_SPI_WAKEUP_BIT		BIT(1)
 
+#define WILC_SPI_CLK_STATUS_REG        0x0f
+#define WILC_SPI_CLK_STATUS_BIT        BIT(2)
 #define WILC_SPI_HOST_TO_FW_REG		0x0b
 #define WILC_SPI_HOST_TO_FW_BIT		BIT(0)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan_if.h b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan_if.h
index 31c68643731d..6eb7eb4ac294 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan_if.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/wlan_if.h
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ enum {
 	WILC_FW_MAX_PSPOLL_PS = 4
 };
 
-enum chip_ps_states {
-	WILC_CHIP_WAKEDUP = 0,
-	WILC_CHIP_SLEEPING_AUTO = 1,
-	WILC_CHIP_SLEEPING_MANUAL = 2
-};
-
 enum bus_acquire {
 	WILC_BUS_ACQUIRE_ONLY = 0,
 	WILC_BUS_ACQUIRE_AND_WAKEUP = 1,
