diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
index 096c502cce38..3fb0aa000825 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/ahb.c
@@ -175,8 +175,11 @@ static void __ath11k_ahb_ext_irq_disable(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 
 		ath11k_ahb_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;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +303,10 @@ static void ath11k_ahb_ext_irq_enable(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	for (i = 0; i < ATH11K_EXT_IRQ_GRP_NUM_MAX; i++) {
 		struct ath11k_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;
+		}
 		ath11k_ahb_ext_grp_enable(irq_grp);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
index 61d14a238918..caa8f6eba009 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/core.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ struct ath11k_ext_irq_grp {
 	u32 num_irq;
 	u32 grp_id;
 	u64 timestamp;
+	bool napi_enabled;
 	struct napi_struct napi;
 	struct net_device napi_ndev;
 };
@@ -706,7 +707,6 @@ struct ath11k_base {
 	u32 wlan_init_status;
 	int irq_num[ATH11K_IRQ_NUM_MAX];
 	struct ath11k_ext_irq_grp ext_irq_grp[ATH11K_EXT_IRQ_GRP_NUM_MAX];
-	struct napi_struct *napi;
 	struct ath11k_targ_cap target_caps;
 	u32 ext_service_bitmap[WMI_SERVICE_EXT_BM_SIZE];
 	bool pdevs_macaddr_valid;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
index c28a304885cb..54ce08f1c6e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
@@ -632,8 +632,11 @@ static void __ath11k_pci_ext_irq_disable(struct ath11k_base *sc)
 
 		ath11k_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;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -652,7 +655,10 @@ static void ath11k_pci_ext_irq_enable(struct ath11k_base *ab)
 	for (i = 0; i < ATH11K_EXT_IRQ_GRP_NUM_MAX; i++) {
 		struct ath11k_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;
+		}
 		ath11k_pci_ext_grp_enable(irq_grp);
 	}
 }