diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index ac782383443e1035a64a8a674dc0e65148132cb6..0099050f6e2b66c1774d57b7176f35a184ef0f31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,12 @@ int iwl_mvm_up(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	}
 
 	/* TODO: read the budget from BIOS / Platform NVM */
-	if (iwl_mvm_is_ctdp_supported(mvm) && mvm->cooling_dev.cur_state > 0) {
+
+	/*
+	 * In case there is no budget from BIOS / Platform NVM the default
+	 * budget should be 2000mW (cooling state 0).
+	 */
+	if (iwl_mvm_is_ctdp_supported(mvm)) {
 		ret = iwl_mvm_ctdp_command(mvm, CTDP_CMD_OPERATION_START,
 					   mvm->cooling_dev.cur_state);
 		if (ret)