diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 069bb8e81c3656d61fc67105e911b30747a11c9c..bcfb03ce46be2b0f198f3acca26d35693c6583d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -890,6 +890,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	/* the fw is stopped, the aux sta is dead: clean up driver state */
 	iwl_mvm_del_aux_sta(mvm);
 
+	mvm->ucode_loaded = false;
+
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 
 	/*