diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index 50a801a5d4f15c08cd6e89d5e2972ce90cb56320..2a503aacf0c645b6477d10fc452c355b5f996637 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -2052,6 +2052,11 @@ static void ath10k_pci_hif_stop(struct ath10k *ar)
 
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_BOOT, "boot hif stop\n");
 
+	ath10k_pci_irq_disable(ar);
+	ath10k_pci_irq_sync(ar);
+	napi_synchronize(&ar->napi);
+	napi_disable(&ar->napi);
+
 	/* Most likely the device has HTT Rx ring configured. The only way to
 	 * prevent the device from accessing (and possible corrupting) host
 	 * memory is to reset the chip now.
@@ -2065,10 +2070,6 @@ static void ath10k_pci_hif_stop(struct ath10k *ar)
 	 */
 	ath10k_pci_safe_chip_reset(ar);
 
-	ath10k_pci_irq_disable(ar);
-	ath10k_pci_irq_sync(ar);
-	napi_synchronize(&ar->napi);
-	napi_disable(&ar->napi);
 	ath10k_pci_flush(ar);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ar_pci->ps_lock, flags);