diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index 48687f128dc614b31eeaec0a6fe08bfc92413ab4..09b4daebab9d91ec93b5e7491e4b70f2397b00dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -781,8 +781,10 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil, bool load_fw)
 	wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL, WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING, false);
 	wil_bcast_fini(wil);
 
-	/* prevent NAPI from being scheduled */
+	/* 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);
 
 	if (wil->scan_request) {
 		wil_dbg_misc(wil, "Abort scan_request 0x%p\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 6ed26baca0e51bf4266c1edf04aabe801ece6376..e3ea74cdd4aaee066c3d5f034265e63024e7cd6b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -228,6 +228,10 @@ static int __wmi_send(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u16 cmdid, void *buf, u16 len)
 	wil_dbg_wmi(wil, "Head 0x%08x -> 0x%08x\n", r->head, next_head);
 	/* wait till FW finish with previous command */
 	for (retry = 5; retry > 0; retry--) {
+		if (!test_bit(wil_status_fwready, wil->status)) {
+			wil_err(wil, "WMI: cannot send command while FW not ready\n");
+			return -EAGAIN;
+		}
 		r->tail = wil_r(wil, RGF_MBOX +
 				offsetof(struct wil6210_mbox_ctl, tx.tail));
 		if (next_head != r->tail)