diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 64196037ce9b031846ebd5c81af3afeafc63fd60..c71519d54402b3ce8e2b87a750fff47ae44866cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ static inline int iwl_trans_send_cmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &trans->status)))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE)) {
 		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 		return -EIO;
@@ -659,6 +662,9 @@ static inline void iwl_trans_free_tx_cmd(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 static inline int iwl_trans_tx(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct iwl_device_cmd *dev_cmd, int queue)
 {
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &trans->status)))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	if (unlikely(trans->state != IWL_TRANS_FW_ALIVE))
 		IWL_ERR(trans, "%s bad state = %d", __func__, trans->state);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
index a36884e993db8a67cf77f5ba5d77e8da1dbac067..5b63948220c963d9b25f65455363c5ba43e99203 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c
@@ -1606,9 +1606,6 @@ static int iwl_pcie_send_hcmd_sync(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 
 int iwl_trans_pcie_send_hcmd(struct iwl_trans *trans, struct iwl_host_cmd *cmd)
 {
-	if (test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &trans->status))
-		return -EIO;
-
 	if (!(cmd->flags & CMD_SEND_IN_RFKILL) &&
 	    test_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status)) {
 		IWL_DEBUG_RF_KILL(trans, "Dropping CMD 0x%x: RF KILL\n",