diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 534ee3123a63fef57318aae3c374b308fc73715c..52338b73722382b88ab7a730ee6b01fc0e6eac2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -402,8 +402,6 @@ int iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm)
 
 void iwl_mvm_fw_dbg_collect(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 {
-	lockdep_assert_held(&mvm->mutex);
-
 	/* stop recording */
 	if (mvm->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_7000) {
 		iwl_set_bits_prph(mvm->trans, MON_BUFF_SAMPLE_CTL, 0x100);
@@ -412,11 +410,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_fw_dbg_collect(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 		iwl_write_prph(mvm->trans, DBGC_OUT_CTRL, 0);
 	}
 
-	iwl_mvm_fw_error_dump(mvm);
-
-	/* start recording again */
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(mvm->fw->dbg_dest_tlv &&
-		     iwl_mvm_start_fw_dbg_conf(mvm, mvm->fw_dbg_conf));
+	schedule_work(&mvm->fw_error_dump_wk);
 }
 
 int iwl_mvm_start_fw_dbg_conf(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, enum iwl_fw_dbg_conf conf_id)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 12b565a6f1a6b8ee44c094d02de4be5739f48dab..90143aa838bebcc3b6811fbb2c88319a02a4af91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -825,6 +825,12 @@ static void iwl_mvm_fw_error_dump_wk(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 	iwl_mvm_fw_error_dump(mvm);
+
+	/* start recording again if the firmware is not crashed */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE((!test_bit(STATUS_FW_ERROR, &mvm->trans->status)) &&
+		      mvm->fw->dbg_dest_tlv &&
+		      iwl_mvm_start_fw_dbg_conf(mvm, mvm->fw_dbg_conf));
+
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);
 
 	iwl_mvm_unref(mvm, IWL_MVM_REF_FW_DBG_COLLECT);