diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
index a92e12edeb3ab94ca80401f592dfd14247e5dc23..11c7e1591b3bec6f182eeef2a5508aae5a11a50d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/sta.c
@@ -1496,9 +1496,31 @@ int iwl_mvm_rm_sta(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 		ret = iwl_mvm_drain_sta(mvm, mvm_sta, false);
 
 		/* If DQA is supported - the queues can be disabled now */
-		if (iwl_mvm_is_dqa_supported(mvm))
+		if (iwl_mvm_is_dqa_supported(mvm)) {
+			u8 reserved_txq = mvm_sta->reserved_queue;
+			enum iwl_mvm_queue_status *status;
+
 			iwl_mvm_disable_sta_queues(mvm, vif, mvm_sta);
 
+			/*
+			 * If no traffic has gone through the reserved TXQ - it
+			 * is still marked as IWL_MVM_QUEUE_RESERVED, and
+			 * should be manually marked as free again
+			 */
+			spin_lock_bh(&mvm->queue_info_lock);
+			status = &mvm->queue_info[reserved_txq].status;
+			if (WARN((*status != IWL_MVM_QUEUE_RESERVED) &&
+				 (*status != IWL_MVM_QUEUE_FREE),
+				 "sta_id %d reserved txq %d status %d",
+				 mvm_sta->sta_id, reserved_txq, *status)) {
+				spin_unlock_bh(&mvm->queue_info_lock);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			*status = IWL_MVM_QUEUE_FREE;
+			spin_unlock_bh(&mvm->queue_info_lock);
+		}
+
 		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&
 		    mvmvif->ap_sta_id == mvm_sta->sta_id) {
 			/* if associated - we can't remove the AP STA now */