diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 6119ecb931df037f33982453b30d91fd9351a601..f3a31e8c253541591529bd77bae60f9f2393dae3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -730,12 +730,8 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 
-	rc = wil_reset(wil);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* Rx VRING. */
-	rc = wil_rx_init(wil);
+	__wil_down(wil);
+	rc = __wil_up(wil);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -743,9 +739,6 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* MAC address - pre-requisite for other commands */
-	wmi_set_mac_address(wil, ndev->dev_addr);
-
 	/* IE's */
 	/* bcon 'head IE's are not relevant for 60g band */
 	/*
@@ -777,7 +770,7 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 static int wil_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				struct net_device *ndev)
 {
-	int rc = 0;
+	int rc, rc1;
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil = wiphy_to_wil(wiphy);
 
 	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "%s()\n", __func__);
@@ -786,8 +779,12 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	rc = wmi_pcp_stop(wil);
 
+	__wil_down(wil);
+	rc1 = __wil_up(wil);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
-	return rc;
+
+	return min(rc, rc1);
 }
 
 static int wil_cfg80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c
index d265e7c67503c183c61bc40efa0bd58c3420e67c..7269bac111b9d180b0007ab6cd20c955cebd11ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/interrupt.c
@@ -196,8 +196,13 @@ static irqreturn_t wil6210_irq_rx(int irq, void *cookie)
 		wil_dbg_irq(wil, "RX done\n");
 		isr &= ~BIT_DMA_EP_RX_ICR_RX_DONE;
 		if (test_bit(wil_status_reset_done, &wil->status)) {
-			wil_dbg_txrx(wil, "NAPI(Rx) schedule\n");
-			napi_schedule(&wil->napi_rx);
+			if (test_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status)) {
+				wil_dbg_txrx(wil, "NAPI(Rx) schedule\n");
+				napi_schedule(&wil->napi_rx);
+			} else {
+				wil_err(wil, "Got Rx interrupt while "
+					"stopping interface\n");
+			}
 		} else {
 			wil_err(wil, "Got Rx interrupt while in reset\n");
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index 8443d827d2f8d26b59c12d5dab1c797d4ed48373..21667e0c3d1444345299d8e43182198551639b62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -221,10 +221,8 @@ static void wil_fw_error_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
 		wil_info(wil, "fw error recovery started (try %d)...\n",
 			 wil->recovery_count);
-		wil_reset(wil);
-
-		/* need to re-allocate Rx ring after reset */
-		wil_rx_init(wil);
+		__wil_down(wil);
+		__wil_up(wil);
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO:
@@ -480,13 +478,12 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "%s()\n", __func__);
 
 	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
+	WARN_ON(test_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status));
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&wil->disconnect_worker);
 	wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
 
 	wil->status = 0; /* prevent NAPI from being scheduled */
-	if (test_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status))
-		napi_synchronize(&wil->napi_rx);
 
 	if (wil->scan_request) {
 		wil_dbg_misc(wil, "Abort scan_request 0x%p\n",
@@ -575,7 +572,7 @@ void wil_link_off(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 }
 
-static int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
+int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = wil_to_ndev(wil);
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = wil->wdev;
@@ -621,7 +618,7 @@ static int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	/* MAC address - pre-requisite for other commands */
 	wmi_set_mac_address(wil, ndev->dev_addr);
 
-
+	wil_dbg_misc(wil, "NAPI enable\n");
 	napi_enable(&wil->napi_rx);
 	napi_enable(&wil->napi_tx);
 	set_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status);
@@ -646,7 +643,7 @@ int wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
+int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
 	int iter = WAIT_FOR_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS /
 			WAIT_FOR_DISCONNECT_INTERVAL_MS;
@@ -656,9 +653,13 @@ static int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	if (wil->platform_ops.bus_request)
 		wil->platform_ops.bus_request(wil->platform_handle, 0);
 
-	clear_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status);
-	napi_disable(&wil->napi_rx);
-	napi_disable(&wil->napi_tx);
+	wil_disable_irq(wil);
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status)) {
+		napi_disable(&wil->napi_rx);
+		napi_disable(&wil->napi_tx);
+		wil_dbg_misc(wil, "NAPI disable\n");
+	}
+	wil_enable_irq(wil);
 
 	if (wil->scan_request) {
 		wil_dbg_misc(wil, "Abort scan_request 0x%p\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
index 264c0f06ea0f633704b46f90ddea212e29811fc2..66626a8ee728de0d06016455d20a2bb4b201c4ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
 #include "wil6210.h"
 
@@ -30,6 +31,28 @@ static bool debug_fw; /* = false; */
 module_param(debug_fw, bool, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug_fw, " load driver if FW not ready. For FW debug");
 
+void wil_disable_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
+{
+	int irq = wil->pdev->irq;
+
+	disable_irq(irq);
+	if (wil->n_msi == 3) {
+		disable_irq(irq + 1);
+		disable_irq(irq + 2);
+	}
+}
+
+void wil_enable_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
+{
+	int irq = wil->pdev->irq;
+
+	enable_irq(irq);
+	if (wil->n_msi == 3) {
+		enable_irq(irq + 1);
+		enable_irq(irq + 2);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Bus ops */
 static int wil_if_pcie_enable(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index a54078139cf1a20c5ae53847008f80f86622cc88..0ff0dd928cb94c1a1d51e18b83a7778dc51d5d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -499,7 +499,9 @@ void wil_fw_error_recovery(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 void wil_link_on(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 void wil_link_off(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 int wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
+int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 int wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
+int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 void wil_mbox_ring_le2cpus(struct wil6210_mbox_ring *r);
 int wil_find_cid(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac);
 
@@ -534,6 +536,8 @@ int wil6210_init_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int irq);
 void wil6210_fini_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int irq);
 void wil_mask_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 void wil_unmask_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
+void wil_disable_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
+void wil_enable_irq(struct wil6210_priv *wil);
 int wil_cfg80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 			 struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params *params,
 			 u64 *cookie);