diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index 476521b77008..37898146f01d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -1414,6 +1414,8 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_stop_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	wil6210_bus_request(wil, WIL_DEFAULT_BUS_REQUEST_KBPS);
 	wil_set_recovery_state(wil, fw_recovery_idle);
 
+	set_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status);
+
 	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 
 	wmi_pcp_stop(wil);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 83ef6eb57e53..41afbdc34c18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -518,16 +518,16 @@ static void wmi_evt_connect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)
 		assoc_resp_ielen = 0;
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	if (test_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status) ||
 	    !test_bit(wil_status_fwready, wil->status)) {
 		wil_err(wil, "status_resetting, cancel connect event, CID %d\n",
 			evt->cid);
-		mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 		/* no need for cleanup, wil_reset will do that */
 		return;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
+
 	if ((wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) ||
 	    (wdev->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_CLIENT)) {
 		if (!test_bit(wil_status_fwconnecting, wil->status)) {
@@ -631,6 +631,13 @@ static void wmi_evt_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id,
 
 	wil->sinfo_gen++;
 
+	if (test_bit(wil_status_resetting, wil->status) ||
+	    !test_bit(wil_status_fwready, wil->status)) {
+		wil_err(wil, "status_resetting, cancel disconnect event\n");
+		/* no need for cleanup, wil_reset will do that */
+		return;
+	}
+
 	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	wil6210_disconnect(wil, evt->bssid, reason_code, true);
 	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);