diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 00a47f6f1d81..ab68b5d53ec9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,9 @@ int iwl_mvm_up(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	ret = iwl_mvm_load_rt_fw(mvm);
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to start RT ucode: %d\n", ret);
-		iwl_fw_dbg_error_collect(&mvm->fwrt, FW_DBG_TRIGGER_DRIVER);
+		if (ret != -ERFKILL)
+			iwl_fw_dbg_error_collect(&mvm->fwrt,
+						 FW_DBG_TRIGGER_DRIVER);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index ba27dce4c2bb..13681b03c10e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 	iwl_mvm_ref(mvm, IWL_MVM_REF_INIT_UCODE);
 	err = iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(mvm, true);
-	if (err)
+	if (err && err != -ERFKILL)
 		iwl_fw_dbg_error_collect(&mvm->fwrt, FW_DBG_TRIGGER_DRIVER);
 	if (!iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg || !err)
 		iwl_mvm_stop_device(mvm);