diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 3492d6092b2d..064eaefdff72 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_assign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	 * will handle quota settings.
 	 */
 	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
+		mvmvif->monitor_active = true;
 		ret = iwl_mvm_update_quotas(mvm, vif);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_remove_binding;
@@ -1294,15 +1295,16 @@ static void iwl_mvm_unassign_vif_chanctx(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 	if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	iwl_mvm_binding_remove_vif(mvm, vif);
 	switch (vif->type) {
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
-		iwl_mvm_update_quotas(mvm, vif);
+		mvmvif->monitor_active = false;
+		iwl_mvm_update_quotas(mvm, NULL);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 
+	iwl_mvm_binding_remove_vif(mvm, vif);
 out_unlock:
 	mvmvif->phy_ctxt = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 43a1d297ec1e..53d58968e30a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ enum iwl_power_scheme {
  * @uploaded: indicates the MAC context has been added to the device
  * @ap_active: indicates that ap context is configured, and that the interface
  *  should get quota etc.
+ * @monitor_active: indicates that monitor context is configured, and that the
+ * interface should get quota etc.
  * @queue_params: QoS params for this MAC
  * @bcast_sta: station used for broadcast packets. Used by the following
  *  vifs: P2P_DEVICE, GO and AP.
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ struct iwl_mvm_vif {
 
 	bool uploaded;
 	bool ap_active;
+	bool monitor_active;
 
 	u32 ap_beacon_time;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/quota.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/quota.c
index df85c49dc599..a1e3e923ea3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/quota.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/quota.c
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_quota_iterator(void *_data, u8 *mac,
 			data->n_interfaces[id]++;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
-		data->n_interfaces[id]++;
+		if (mvmvif->monitor_active)
+			data->n_interfaces[id]++;
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_DEVICE:
 		break;