diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/debug.c
index babf7fb238cc..682b23502e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/debug.c
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ static ssize_t rtw_debugfs_set_fw_crash(struct file *filp,
 
 	mutex_lock(&rtwdev->mutex);
 	rtw_leave_lps_deep(rtwdev);
+	set_bit(RTW_FLAG_RESTART_TRIGGERING, rtwdev->flags);
 	rtw_write8(rtwdev, REG_HRCV_MSG, 1);
 	mutex_unlock(&rtwdev->mutex);
 
@@ -897,7 +898,9 @@ static int rtw_debugfs_get_fw_crash(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	struct rtw_debugfs_priv *debugfs_priv = m->private;
 	struct rtw_dev *rtwdev = debugfs_priv->rtwdev;
 
-	seq_printf(m, "%d\n", test_bit(RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING, rtwdev->flags));
+	seq_printf(m, "%d\n",
+		   test_bit(RTW_FLAG_RESTART_TRIGGERING, rtwdev->flags) ||
+		   test_bit(RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING, rtwdev->flags));
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c
index cee2acabb042..a0d4d6e31fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.c
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ static void __fw_recovery_work(struct rtw_dev *rtwdev)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	set_bit(RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING, rtwdev->flags);
+	clear_bit(RTW_FLAG_RESTART_TRIGGERING, rtwdev->flags);
 
 	ret = rtw_fwcd_prep(rtwdev);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h
index 723316347876..bbdd535b64e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/main.h
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ enum rtw_flags {
 	RTW_FLAG_BUSY_TRAFFIC,
 	RTW_FLAG_WOWLAN,
 	RTW_FLAG_RESTARTING,
+	RTW_FLAG_RESTART_TRIGGERING,
 
 	NUM_OF_RTW_FLAGS,
 };