diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
index 5af1c776d2d4381fdd01e0044c4eeb5108236a18..a8469041af094d365c79bfcc687ef14695400740 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-prph.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@
 #define SCD_QUEUE_CTX_REG2_FRAME_LIMIT_POS	(16)
 #define SCD_QUEUE_CTX_REG2_FRAME_LIMIT_MSK	(0x007F0000)
 #define SCD_GP_CTRL_ENABLE_31_QUEUES		BIT(0)
+#define SCD_GP_CTRL_AUTO_ACTIVE_MODE		BIT(18)
 
 /* Context Data */
 #define SCD_CONTEXT_MEM_LOWER_BOUND	(SCD_MEM_LOWER_BOUND + 0x600)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index 2b86c2135de36f627b397add88628bc47aa37271..d711f0b8b62f3b2450f0f86082a4c2886ce3a168 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ int iwl_pcie_tx_init(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 		}
 	}
 
+	iwl_set_bits_prph(trans, SCD_GP_CTRL, SCD_GP_CTRL_AUTO_ACTIVE_MODE);
 	if (trans->cfg->base_params->num_of_queues > 20)
 		iwl_set_bits_prph(trans, SCD_GP_CTRL,
 				  SCD_GP_CTRL_ENABLE_31_QUEUES);