diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
index 7f2e9a9b4097..3faf3430effb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/core.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct ath12k_ext_irq_grp {
 	u32 num_irq;
 	u32 grp_id;
 	u64 timestamp;
+	bool napi_enabled;
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 	struct net_device *napi_ndev;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
index 2ff866e1d7d5..45d537066345 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/pci.c
@@ -481,8 +481,11 @@ static void __ath12k_pci_ext_irq_disable(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 
 		ath12k_pci_ext_grp_disable(irq_grp);
 
-		napi_synchronize(&irq_grp->napi);
-		napi_disable(&irq_grp->napi);
+		if (irq_grp->napi_enabled) {
+			napi_synchronize(&irq_grp->napi);
+			napi_disable(&irq_grp->napi);
+			irq_grp->napi_enabled = false;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1112,7 +1115,11 @@ void ath12k_pci_ext_irq_enable(struct ath12k_base *ab)
 	for (i = 0; i < ATH12K_EXT_IRQ_GRP_NUM_MAX; i++) {
 		struct ath12k_ext_irq_grp *irq_grp = &ab->ext_irq_grp[i];
 
-		napi_enable(&irq_grp->napi);
+		if (!irq_grp->napi_enabled) {
+			napi_enable(&irq_grp->napi);
+			irq_grp->napi_enabled = true;
+		}
+
 		ath12k_pci_ext_grp_enable(irq_grp);
 	}