diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index 0f6493dab8cb..5602441df2b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static inline void iwl_enable_rfkill_int(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	}
 }
 
-void iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(struct iwl_trans *trans);
+void iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool from_irq);
 
 static inline bool iwl_is_rfkill_set(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 {
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ static inline bool iwl_pcie_dbg_on(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	return (trans->dbg.dest_tlv || iwl_trans_dbg_ini_valid(trans));
 }
 
-void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state);
+void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state, bool from_irq);
 void iwl_trans_pcie_dump_regs(struct iwl_trans *trans);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 4614acee9f7b..a9415d333490 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -1785,7 +1785,7 @@ static u32 iwl_pcie_int_cause_ict(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	return inta;
 }
 
-void iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+void iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool from_irq)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	struct isr_statistics *isr_stats = &trans_pcie->isr_stats;
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ void iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	isr_stats->rfkill++;
 
 	if (prev != report)
-		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, report);
+		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, report, from_irq);
 	mutex_unlock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 
 	if (hw_rfkill) {
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	/* HW RF KILL switch toggled */
 	if (inta & CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL) {
-		iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(trans);
+		iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(trans, true);
 		handled |= CSR_INT_BIT_RF_KILL;
 	}
 
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_msix_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	/* HW RF KILL switch toggled */
 	if (inta_hw & MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_REG_RF_KILL)
-		iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(trans);
+		iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(trans, true);
 
 	if (inta_hw & MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_REG_HW_ERR) {
 		IWL_ERR(trans,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 2e23ccd7d793..1bc4a0089c6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ bool iwl_pcie_check_hw_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	report = test_bit(STATUS_RFKILL_OPMODE, &trans->status);
 
 	if (prev != report)
-		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, report);
+		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, report, false);
 
 	return hw_rfkill;
 }
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ static void iwl_pcie_init_msix(struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie)
 	trans_pcie->hw_mask = trans_pcie->hw_init_mask;
 }
 
-static void _iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+static void _iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool from_irq)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 
@@ -1263,7 +1263,8 @@ static void _iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(STATUS_DEVICE_ENABLED, &trans->status)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_INFO(trans,
 			       "DEVICE_ENABLED bit was set and is now cleared\n");
-		iwl_pcie_synchronize_irqs(trans);
+		if (!from_irq)
+			iwl_pcie_synchronize_irqs(trans);
 		iwl_pcie_rx_napi_sync(trans);
 		iwl_pcie_tx_stop(trans);
 		iwl_pcie_rx_stop(trans);
@@ -1453,7 +1454,7 @@ void iwl_trans_pcie_handle_stop_rfkill(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		clear_bit(STATUS_RFKILL_OPMODE, &trans->status);
 	}
 	if (hw_rfkill != was_in_rfkill)
-		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
+		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill, false);
 }
 
 static void iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
@@ -1468,12 +1469,12 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	mutex_lock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 	trans_pcie->opmode_down = true;
 	was_in_rfkill = test_bit(STATUS_RFKILL_OPMODE, &trans->status);
-	_iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(trans);
+	_iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(trans, false);
 	iwl_trans_pcie_handle_stop_rfkill(trans, was_in_rfkill);
 	mutex_unlock(&trans_pcie->mutex);
 }
 
-void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state)
+void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state, bool from_irq)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie __maybe_unused *trans_pcie =
 		IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
@@ -1486,7 +1487,7 @@ void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state)
 		if (trans->trans_cfg->gen2)
 			_iwl_trans_pcie_gen2_stop_device(trans);
 		else
-			_iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(trans);
+			_iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(trans, from_irq);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2869,7 +2870,7 @@ static ssize_t iwl_dbgfs_rfkill_write(struct file *file,
 	IWL_WARN(trans, "changing debug rfkill %d->%d\n",
 		 trans_pcie->debug_rfkill, new_value);
 	trans_pcie->debug_rfkill = new_value;
-	iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(trans);
+	iwl_pcie_handle_rfkill_irq(trans, false);
 
 	return count;
 }