diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c
index 6851064b82da..0b5bc5abb82d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mld/mac80211.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ int iwl_mld_mac80211_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		iwl_mld_restart_cleanup(mld);
 	}
 
-	if (!in_d3 || ret) {
+	if (!in_d3) {
 		ret = iwl_mld_start_fw(mld);
 		if (ret)
 			goto error;
@@ -537,7 +537,8 @@ void iwl_mld_mac80211_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool suspend)
 	/* if the suspend flow fails the fw is in error. Stop it here, and it
 	 * will be started upon wakeup
 	 */
-	if (!suspend || iwl_mld_no_wowlan_suspend(mld))
+	if (!suspend ||
+	    (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PM_SLEEP) && iwl_mld_no_wowlan_suspend(mld)))
 		iwl_mld_stop_fw(mld);
 
 	/* HW is stopped, no more coming RX. OTOH, the worker can't run as the
@@ -1943,6 +1944,7 @@ static void iwl_mld_sta_rc_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	}
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static void iwl_mld_set_wakeup(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool enabled)
 {
 	struct iwl_mld *mld = IWL_MAC80211_GET_MLD(hw);
@@ -1994,6 +1996,7 @@ static int iwl_mld_resume(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int iwl_mld_alloc_ptk_pn(struct iwl_mld *mld,
 				struct iwl_mld_sta *mld_sta,