diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index a742860349df4e59e7b4ed33ad1665d55e60eeec..53bb353e86532aa467f637db111f7c4a6172c724 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -943,7 +943,8 @@ static void wl1271_recovery_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (!test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_INTENDED_FW_RECOVERY, &wl->flags)) {
-		wl12xx_read_fwlog_panic(wl);
+		if (wl->conf.fwlog.output == WL12XX_FWLOG_OUTPUT_HOST)
+			wl12xx_read_fwlog_panic(wl);
 		wlcore_print_recovery(wl);
 	}