diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 1dced0dae9cdd7bbb81638f8355303439f7363cc..9f31b9a108507ebb94d7eda7bd6c0dee01d0342e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -1869,6 +1869,12 @@ int ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 cmd_id)
 	if (ret)
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
+	if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+		ath10k_warn(ar, "wmi command %d timeout, restarting hardware\n",
+			    cmd_id);
+		queue_work(ar->workqueue, &ar->restart_work);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }