diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index c33cc4ad44c4487ecee81d294bbf206e5bdf6d36..7e72096d738a9a54d1197efa5ad057b51f0fee5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -948,15 +948,15 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil, bool load_fw)
 	/* Disable device led before reset*/
 	wmi_led_cfg(wil, false);
 
+	mutex_lock(&wil->p2p_wdev_mutex);
+	wil_abort_scan(wil, false);
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->p2p_wdev_mutex);
+
 	/* prevent NAPI from being scheduled and prevent wmi commands */
 	mutex_lock(&wil->wmi_mutex);
 	bitmap_zero(wil->status, wil_status_last);
 	mutex_unlock(&wil->wmi_mutex);
 
-	mutex_lock(&wil->p2p_wdev_mutex);
-	wil_abort_scan(wil, false);
-	mutex_unlock(&wil->p2p_wdev_mutex);
-
 	wil_mask_irq(wil);
 
 	wmi_event_flush(wil);