diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 3019ed9bccd2b2e530594d465e60f34ce28f7caa..0920be637b575009e70f579862d4ae612f09c44d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -923,11 +923,11 @@ static int iwl_mvm_load_rt_fw(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 
 	ret = iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(mvm, false);
 
-	if (iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (ret) {
 		IWL_ERR(mvm, "Failed to run INIT ucode: %d\n", ret);
+
+		if (iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg)
+			return 0;
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_up(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(mvm, "RT uCode started.\n");
 	return 0;
  error:
-	if (!iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg)
+	if (!iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg || !ret)
 		iwl_mvm_stop_device(mvm);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index 477395059877493280d3d191b6f1a46de1e771bd..f32edc1709d18fc08de36d35c5e57aa8214cae03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ iwl_op_mode_mvm_start(struct iwl_trans *trans, const struct iwl_cfg *cfg,
 	mutex_lock(&mvm->mutex);
 	iwl_mvm_ref(mvm, IWL_MVM_REF_INIT_UCODE);
 	err = iwl_run_init_mvm_ucode(mvm, true);
-	if (!iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg)
+	if (!iwlmvm_mod_params.init_dbg || !err)
 		iwl_mvm_stop_device(mvm);
 	iwl_mvm_unref(mvm, IWL_MVM_REF_INIT_UCODE);
 	mutex_unlock(&mvm->mutex);