diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/bt-coex.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/bt-coex.c
index cfff8edefcff44a88e717bc12ab02ffb6db04452..cf29d74370e97d9ecbbd2fcceff40cdaaa6b37f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/bt-coex.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/bt-coex.c
@@ -471,11 +471,13 @@ static int iwl_mvm_bt_udpate_ctrl_kill_msk(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 	if (!bt_cmd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	cmd.data[0] = bt_cmd;
+	bt_cmd->flags = cpu_to_le32(BT_COEX_NW);
 
 	bt_cmd->kill_ack_msk = cpu_to_le32(iwl_bt_ack_kill_msk[bt_kill_msk]);
 	bt_cmd->kill_cts_msk = cpu_to_le32(iwl_bt_cts_kill_msk[bt_kill_msk]);
-	bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk =
-		cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_KILL_ACK | BT_VALID_KILL_CTS);
+	bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk |= cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_ENABLE |
+					     BT_VALID_KILL_ACK |
+					     BT_VALID_KILL_CTS);
 
 	IWL_DEBUG_COEX(mvm, "ACK Kill msk = 0x%08x, CTS Kill msk = 0x%08x\n",
 		       iwl_bt_ack_kill_msk[bt_kill_msk],
@@ -519,8 +521,10 @@ static int iwl_mvm_bt_coex_reduced_txp(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u8 sta_id,
 	if (!bt_cmd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	cmd.data[0] = bt_cmd;
+	bt_cmd->flags = cpu_to_le32(BT_COEX_NW);
 
-	bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk = cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_REDUCED_TX_POWER),
+	bt_cmd->valid_bit_msk =
+		cpu_to_le32(BT_VALID_ENABLE | BT_VALID_REDUCED_TX_POWER);
 	bt_cmd->bt_reduced_tx_power = sta_id;
 
 	if (enable)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-bt-coex.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-bt-coex.h
index acb32f4b3dd4b5681dd14a1862c6427c637f0b1c..4ea5e24ca92d8da9a0a366a3ab0e0bf903f55ef1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-bt-coex.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-bt-coex.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
  * @BT_USE_DEFAULTS:
  * @BT_SYNC_2_BT_DISABLE:
  * @BT_COEX_CORUNNING_TBL_EN:
+ *
+ * The COEX_MODE must be set for each command. Even if it is not changed.
  */
 enum iwl_bt_coex_flags {
 	BT_CH_PRIMARY_EN		= BIT(0),
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ enum iwl_bt_coex_flags {
 
 /*
  * indicates what has changed in the BT_COEX command.
+ * BT_VALID_ENABLE must be set for each command. Commands without this bit will
+ * discarded by the firmware
  */
 enum iwl_bt_coex_valid_bit_msk {
 	BT_VALID_ENABLE			= BIT(0),