diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index ddc400436782371183b2da8cc4778b4d05a448db..632b1dc552a01675b24c030482d7b2c0b0c7d9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -967,8 +967,6 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 
 	if (likely(pkt->hdr.cmd == REPLY_RX_MPDU_CMD))
 		iwl_mvm_rx_rx_mpdu(mvm, napi, rxb);
-	else if (pkt->hdr.cmd == FRAME_RELEASE)
-		iwl_mvm_rx_frame_release(mvm, napi, rxb, 0);
 	else if (pkt->hdr.cmd == REPLY_RX_PHY_CMD)
 		iwl_mvm_rx_rx_phy_cmd(mvm, rxb);
 	else
@@ -987,6 +985,8 @@ static void iwl_mvm_rx_mq(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 	else if (unlikely(pkt->hdr.group_id == DATA_PATH_GROUP &&
 			  pkt->hdr.cmd == RX_QUEUES_NOTIFICATION))
 		iwl_mvm_rx_queue_notif(mvm, rxb, 0);
+	else if (pkt->hdr.cmd == FRAME_RELEASE)
+		iwl_mvm_rx_frame_release(mvm, napi, rxb, 0);
 	else
 		iwl_mvm_rx_common(mvm, rxb, pkt);
 }