diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index 7fc38217d76d56e2e7cef9d0361fa58c6e2256cd..6d71f51ef548ca91f3e7a3951d6815ad58553ebc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -203,6 +203,17 @@ static void iwl_rx_queue_restock(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the device isn't enabled - not need to try to add buffers...
+	 * This can happen when we stop the device and still have an interrupt
+	 * pending. We stop the APM before we sync the interrupts / tasklets
+	 * because we have to (see comment there). On the other hand, since
+	 * the APM is stopped, we cannot access the HW (in particular not prph).
+	 * So don't try to restock if the APM has been already stopped.
+	 */
+	if (!test_bit(STATUS_DEVICE_ENABLED, &trans_pcie->status))
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&rxq->lock, flags);
 	while ((iwl_rx_queue_space(rxq) > 0) && (rxq->free_count)) {
 		/* The overwritten rxb must be a used one */