diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
index 565522466eba5465f15be91a72b370f40afae71e..f81c609ecf58deaa3201a9859ca2d77e230e5dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mac80211.c
@@ -732,7 +732,10 @@ void iwl_mvm_mac_itxq_xmit(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_txq *txq)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	do {
-		while (likely(!mvmtxq->stopped &&
+		while (likely(!test_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_FULL,
+					&mvmtxq->state) &&
+			      !test_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_REDIRECT,
+					&mvmtxq->state) &&
 			      !test_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_IN_D3, &mvm->status))) {
 			skb = ieee80211_tx_dequeue(hw, txq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
index 90bc95d96a78e8894a5b5bc6f0eba4d8ac9037da..421d2649b0f0cf15aa1042aea01db3cdb9afe958 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
@@ -729,7 +729,9 @@ struct iwl_mvm_txq {
 	struct list_head list;
 	u16 txq_id;
 	atomic_t tx_request;
-	bool stopped;
+#define IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_FULL	0
+#define IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_REDIRECT	1
+	unsigned long state;
 };
 
 static inline struct iwl_mvm_txq *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index f4e9446d9dc2d959b52fa6ab84ae12573f050141..efad8f92d132114240c355c4b316a3ffa0ccc67e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -1691,7 +1691,10 @@ static void iwl_mvm_queue_state_change(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 
 		txq = sta->txq[tid];
 		mvmtxq = iwl_mvm_txq_from_mac80211(txq);
-		mvmtxq->stopped = !start;
+		if (start)
+			clear_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_FULL, &mvmtxq->state);
+		else
+			set_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_FULL, &mvmtxq->state);
 
 		if (start && mvmsta->sta_state != IEEE80211_STA_NOTEXIST)
 			iwl_mvm_mac_itxq_xmit(mvm->hw, txq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index 69634fb82a9bf104530e04eac0d3e6f44dbff9c8..21ad7b85c434c3e29d03098ca2ec453c108418f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_redirect_queue(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int queue, int tid,
 			    queue, iwl_mvm_ac_to_tx_fifo[ac]);
 
 	/* Stop the queue and wait for it to empty */
-	txq->stopped = true;
+	set_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_REDIRECT, &txq->state);
 
 	ret = iwl_trans_wait_tx_queues_empty(mvm->trans, BIT(queue));
 	if (ret) {
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static int iwl_mvm_redirect_queue(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, int queue, int tid,
 
 out:
 	/* Continue using the queue */
-	txq->stopped = false;
+	clear_bit(IWL_MVM_TXQ_STATE_STOP_REDIRECT, &txq->state);
 
 	return ret;
 }