diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index f3283f4ea3dfcd14975c79bbc03022e391921bb4..3760a094b932c265f338494142223ef809b2925a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -703,6 +703,13 @@ static void iwl_op_mode_mvm_stop(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode)
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_MVM(op_mode);
 	int i;
 
+	/* If d0i3 is supported, we have released the reference that
+	 * the transport started with, so we should take it back now
+	 * that we are leaving.
+	 */
+	if (iwl_mvm_is_d0i3_supported(mvm))
+		iwl_trans_ref(mvm->trans);
+
 	iwl_mvm_leds_exit(mvm);
 
 	iwl_mvm_thermal_exit(mvm);