diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
index f0fc8cd4d5df..f8e2591961ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
@@ -1409,9 +1409,10 @@ void brcms_add_timer(struct brcms_timer *t, uint ms, int periodic)
 #endif
 	t->ms = ms;
 	t->periodic = (bool) periodic;
-	t->set = true;
-
-	atomic_inc(&t->wl->callbacks);
+	if (!t->set) {
+		t->set = true;
+		atomic_inc(&t->wl->callbacks);
+	}
 
 	ieee80211_queue_delayed_work(hw, &t->dly_wrk, msecs_to_jiffies(ms));
 }