diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
index 8bb8ee98188b..c3c76e268062 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.c
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ static void ath12k_rfkill_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 void ath12k_core_halt(struct ath12k *ar)
 {
+	struct list_head *pos, *n;
 	struct ath12k_base *ab = ar->ab;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ar->conf_mutex);
@@ -1019,7 +1020,12 @@ void ath12k_core_halt(struct ath12k *ar)
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(ab->pdevs_active[ar->pdev_idx], NULL);
 	synchronize_rcu();
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ar->arvifs);
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+	list_for_each_safe(pos, n, &ar->arvifs)
+		list_del_init(pos);
+	spin_unlock_bh(&ar->data_lock);
+
 	idr_init(&ar->txmgmt_idr);
 }