diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
index a40bbca3e9af..dd1a1bb078c3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.hal_params = &ath11k_hw_hal_params_ipq8074,
 		.supports_dynamic_smps_6ghz = false,
 		.alloc_cacheable_memory = true,
+		.wakeup_mhi = false,
 	},
 	{
 		.hw_rev = ATH11K_HW_IPQ6018_HW10,
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.hal_params = &ath11k_hw_hal_params_ipq8074,
 		.supports_dynamic_smps_6ghz = false,
 		.alloc_cacheable_memory = true,
+		.wakeup_mhi = false,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "qca6390 hw2.0",
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.hal_params = &ath11k_hw_hal_params_qca6390,
 		.supports_dynamic_smps_6ghz = false,
 		.alloc_cacheable_memory = false,
+		.wakeup_mhi = true,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "qcn9074 hw1.0",
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.hal_params = &ath11k_hw_hal_params_ipq8074,
 		.supports_dynamic_smps_6ghz = true,
 		.alloc_cacheable_memory = true,
+		.wakeup_mhi = false,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "wcn6855 hw2.0",
@@ -295,6 +299,7 @@ static const struct ath11k_hw_params ath11k_hw_params[] = {
 		.hal_params = &ath11k_hw_hal_params_qca6390,
 		.supports_dynamic_smps_6ghz = false,
 		.alloc_cacheable_memory = false,
+		.wakeup_mhi = true,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
index dd2202f23b99..2c9d232ebfed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/hw.h
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ struct ath11k_hw_params {
 	const struct ath11k_hw_hal_params *hal_params;
 	bool supports_dynamic_smps_6ghz;
 	bool alloc_cacheable_memory;
+	bool wakeup_mhi;
 };
 
 struct ath11k_hw_ops {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
index 958c2b2c5b3e..c2af8184e4a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ void ath11k_pci_write32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset, u32 value)
 	/* for offset beyond BAR + 4K - 32, may
 	 * need to wakeup MHI to access.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
+	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
+	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
 	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
 		mhi_device_get_sync(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ void ath11k_pci_write32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset, u32 value)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
+	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
+	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
 	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
 		mhi_device_put(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 }
@@ -219,7 +221,8 @@ u32 ath11k_pci_read32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset)
 	/* for offset beyond BAR + 4K - 32, may
 	 * need to wakeup MHI to access.
 	 */
-	if (test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
+	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
+	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
 	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
 		mhi_device_get_sync(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);
 
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@ u32 ath11k_pci_read32(struct ath11k_base *ab, u32 offset)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
+	if (ab->hw_params.wakeup_mhi &&
+	    test_bit(ATH11K_PCI_FLAG_INIT_DONE, &ab_pci->flags) &&
 	    offset >= ACCESS_ALWAYS_OFF)
 		mhi_device_put(ab_pci->mhi_ctrl->mhi_dev);