diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
index 6221e4dfc64fcc0ee907d1dcec4e29394bb4933f..6095088b88d91c0fb9c58b82e74cc7e969e589a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ enum secure_load_status_reg {
 #define MON_BUFF_CYCLE_CNT		(0xa03c48)
 
 #define DBGC_IN_SAMPLE			(0xa03c00)
-#define DBGC_OUT_CTRL			(0xa03c0c)
 
 /* FW chicken bits */
 #define LMPM_CHICK			0xA01FF8
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 64e9039254b90dff457665f6fc4f4874be90f946..a81da4cde643a5e38659a3b7098a01bac8a49a29 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -544,6 +544,14 @@ int iwl_mvm_fw_dbg_collect_trig(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline void iwl_mvm_restart_early_start(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
+{
+	if (mvm->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_7000)
+		iwl_clear_bits_prph(mvm->trans, MON_BUFF_SAMPLE_CTL, 0x100);
+	else
+		iwl_write_prph(mvm->trans, DBGC_IN_SAMPLE, 1);
+}
+
 int iwl_mvm_start_fw_dbg_conf(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u8 conf_id)
 {
 	u8 *ptr;
@@ -554,6 +562,14 @@ int iwl_mvm_start_fw_dbg_conf(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u8 conf_id)
 		      "Invalid configuration %d\n", conf_id))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* EARLY START - firmware's configuration is hard coded */
+	if ((!mvm->fw->dbg_conf_tlv[conf_id] ||
+	     !mvm->fw->dbg_conf_tlv[conf_id]->num_of_hcmds) &&
+	    conf_id == FW_DBG_START_FROM_ALIVE) {
+		iwl_mvm_restart_early_start(mvm);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!mvm->fw->dbg_conf_tlv[conf_id])
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -663,6 +679,9 @@ int iwl_mvm_up(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to initialize Smart Fifo\n");
 
 	mvm->fw_dbg_conf = FW_DBG_INVALID;
+	/* if we have a destination, assume EARLY START */
+	if (mvm->fw->dbg_dest_tlv)
+		mvm->fw_dbg_conf = FW_DBG_START_FROM_ALIVE;
 	iwl_mvm_start_fw_dbg_conf(mvm, FW_DBG_START_FROM_ALIVE);
 
 	ret = iwl_send_tx_ant_cfg(mvm, iwl_mvm_get_valid_tx_ant(mvm));