diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 9a1302b..da469c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
 			" or cmd size is 0, not sending\n");
 		if (cmd_node->wait_q_enabled)
 			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 			"DNLD_CMD: FW in reset state, ignore cmd %#x\n",
 			cmd_code);
 		mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, cmd_node);
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 			adapter->cmd_sent = false;
 		if (cmd_node->wait_q_enabled)
 			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 		adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
@@ -632,6 +632,20 @@
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_free_q_lock, flags);
 }
 
+/* This function reuses a command node. */
+void mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
+			      struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node)
+{
+	struct host_cmd_ds_command *host_cmd = (void *)cmd_node->cmd_skb->data;
+
+	mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+
+	atomic_dec(&adapter->cmd_pending);
+	dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: FREE_CMD: cmd=%#x, cmd_pending=%d\n",
+		le16_to_cpu(host_cmd->command),
+		atomic_read(&adapter->cmd_pending));
+}
+
 /*
  * This function queues a command to the command pending queue.
  *
@@ -673,7 +687,9 @@
 		list_add(&cmd_node->list, &adapter->cmd_pending_q);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
 
-	dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: QUEUE_CMD: cmd=%#x is queued\n", command);
+	atomic_inc(&adapter->cmd_pending);
+	dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd: QUEUE_CMD: cmd=%#x, cmd_pending=%d\n",
+		command, atomic_read(&adapter->cmd_pending));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -783,7 +799,7 @@
 	if (adapter->curr_cmd->cmd_flag & CMD_F_CANCELED) {
 		dev_err(adapter->dev, "CMD_RESP: %#x been canceled\n",
 			le16_to_cpu(resp->command));
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 		adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
@@ -833,7 +849,7 @@
 		if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)
 			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
 
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 		adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
@@ -865,8 +881,7 @@
 		if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)
 			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = ret;
 
-		/* Clean up and put current command back to cmd_free_q */
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 		adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
@@ -993,7 +1008,7 @@
 			mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, cmd_node);
 			cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
 		}
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, flags);
@@ -1040,7 +1055,7 @@
 		cmd_node = adapter->curr_cmd;
 		cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
 		cmd_node->cmd_flag |= CMD_F_CANCELED;
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, cmd_node);
 		mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 		adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, cmd_flags);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
index daf8801..003c014 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/init.c
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
 	if (adapter->curr_cmd) {
 		dev_warn(adapter->dev, "curr_cmd is still in processing\n");
 		del_timer(&adapter->cmd_timer);
-		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+		mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 		adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index cab8a85..fef89fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -798,6 +798,8 @@
 
 void mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 				  struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node);
+void mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
+			      struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node);
 
 void mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_pending_q(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 				     struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
index c7dc450..9f990e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_cmdresp.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 		break;
 	}
 	/* Handling errors here */
-	mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+	mwifiex_recycle_cmd_node(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
 	adapter->curr_cmd = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 8c943b6..e6c9b2a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@
 {
 	int status;
 
-	dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd pending\n");
-	atomic_inc(&adapter->cmd_pending);
-
 	/* Wait for completion */
 	status = wait_event_interruptible(adapter->cmd_wait_q.wait,
 					  *(cmd_queued->condition));
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/util.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/util.c
index 54667e6..e57ac0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/util.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/util.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@
 int mwifiex_complete_cmd(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 			 struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node)
 {
-	atomic_dec(&adapter->cmd_pending);
 	dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "cmd completed: status=%d\n",
 		adapter->cmd_wait_q.status);