diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index afff8d33c562abc5b3478b128776c6fa18f416f4..a5fd605e52eb8cca8d54ae46f395d95087219bc0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -724,6 +724,8 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil, bool load_fw)
 
 		/* we just started MAC, wait for FW ready */
 		rc = wil_wait_for_fw_ready(wil);
+		if (rc == 0) /* check FW is responsive */
+			rc = wmi_echo(wil);
 	}
 
 	return rc;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
index 25343cffe229e08fc45f0f582202f3f9ff6bce07..109986114abfa10d6bd6083fa52fb29de2912fea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
@@ -246,8 +246,6 @@ static int wil_pcie_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	wil6210_debugfs_init(wil);
 
-	/* check FW is alive */
-	wmi_echo(wil);
 
 	return 0;