diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
index 2cb1efbc5ed1f3d80127f678e4c82e42046eb7c1..95e6d33f51591fde0557faff02dad0a6097a70b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/ucode.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int iwl_alive_notify(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
-	iwl_trans_fw_alive(priv->trans);
+	iwl_trans_fw_alive(priv->trans, 0);
 
 	if (priv->fw->ucode_capa.flags & IWL_UCODE_TLV_FLAGS_PAN &&
 	    priv->eeprom_data->sku & EEPROM_SKU_CAP_IPAN_ENABLE) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index b065d48de4647966f6846903a72f57e7ae319d34..e378ea6dca9c1b23c5edbc898ea07ce4d3553506 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ struct iwl_trans;
  * @start_fw: allocates and inits all the resources for the transport
  *	layer. Also kick a fw image.
  *	May sleep
- * @fw_alive: called when the fw sends alive notification
+ * @fw_alive: called when the fw sends alive notification. If the fw provides
+ *	the SCD base address in SRAM, then provide it here, or 0 otherwise.
  *	May sleep
  * @stop_device:stops the whole device (embedded CPU put to reset)
  *	May sleep
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ struct iwl_trans_ops {
 	int (*start_hw)(struct iwl_trans *iwl_trans);
 	void (*stop_hw)(struct iwl_trans *iwl_trans, bool op_mode_leaving);
 	int (*start_fw)(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct fw_img *fw);
-	void (*fw_alive)(struct iwl_trans *trans);
+	void (*fw_alive)(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 scd_addr);
 	void (*stop_device)(struct iwl_trans *trans);
 
 	void (*wowlan_suspend)(struct iwl_trans *trans);
@@ -514,13 +515,13 @@ static inline void iwl_trans_stop_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	trans->state = IWL_TRANS_NO_FW;
 }
 
-static inline void iwl_trans_fw_alive(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+static inline void iwl_trans_fw_alive(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 scd_addr)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 
 	trans->state = IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE;
 
-	trans->ops->fw_alive(trans);
+	trans->ops->fw_alive(trans, scd_addr);
 }
 
 static inline int iwl_trans_start_fw(struct iwl_trans *trans,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 288d2297f77d2826f5b4948844ff08a90839c617..0703da892e59d03ad96177c7e5206ae211633f30 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ static void iwl_trans_txq_set_sched(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 mask)
 	iwl_write_prph(trans, SCD_TXFACT, mask);
 }
 
-static void iwl_tx_start(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+static void iwl_tx_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 scd_base_addr)
 {
 	struct iwl_trans_pcie *trans_pcie = IWL_TRANS_GET_PCIE_TRANS(trans);
 	u32 a;
@@ -1092,6 +1092,10 @@ static void iwl_tx_start(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 
 	trans_pcie->scd_base_addr =
 		iwl_read_prph(trans, SCD_SRAM_BASE_ADDR);
+
+	WARN_ON(scd_base_addr != 0 &&
+		scd_base_addr != trans_pcie->scd_base_addr);
+
 	a = trans_pcie->scd_base_addr + SCD_CONTEXT_MEM_LOWER_BOUND;
 	/* reset conext data memory */
 	for (; a < trans_pcie->scd_base_addr + SCD_CONTEXT_MEM_UPPER_BOUND;
@@ -1137,10 +1141,10 @@ static void iwl_tx_start(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 			    APMG_PCIDEV_STT_VAL_L1_ACT_DIS);
 }
 
-static void iwl_trans_pcie_fw_alive(struct iwl_trans *trans)
+static void iwl_trans_pcie_fw_alive(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 scd_addr)
 {
 	iwl_reset_ict(trans);
-	iwl_tx_start(trans);
+	iwl_tx_start(trans, scd_addr);
 }
 
 /**