diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
index 0ae7624eac9d..43ab172d31cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/utils.c
@@ -603,6 +603,12 @@ static void iwl_mvm_dump_lmac_error_log(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 base)
 
 void iwl_mvm_dump_nic_error_log(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
+	if (!test_bit(STATUS_DEVICE_ENABLED, &mvm->trans->status)) {
+		IWL_ERR(mvm,
+			"DEVICE_ENABLED bit is not set. Aborting dump.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	iwl_mvm_dump_lmac_error_log(mvm, mvm->error_event_table[0]);
 
 	if (mvm->error_event_table[1])