diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
index ba1b1ea54252..4a5cacce143e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/main.c
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ static void iwl_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	ieee80211_free_txskb(priv->hw, skb);
 }
 
-static void iwl_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
+static bool iwl_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
 {
 	struct iwl_priv *priv = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_DVM(op_mode);
 
@@ -2045,6 +2045,8 @@ static void iwl_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
 		clear_bit(STATUS_RF_KILL_HW, &priv->status);
 
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(priv->hw->wiphy, state);
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 static const struct iwl_op_mode_ops iwl_dvm_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
index 5d78207040b0..ea29504ac617 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-op-mode.h
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ struct iwl_cfg;
  * @queue_not_full: notifies that a HW queue is not full any more.
  *	Must be atomic and called with BH disabled.
  * @hw_rf_kill:notifies of a change in the HW rf kill switch. True means that
- *	the radio is killed. May sleep.
+ *	the radio is killed. Return %true if the device should be stopped by
+ *	the transport immediately after the call. May sleep.
  * @free_skb: allows the transport layer to free skbs that haven't been
  *	reclaimed by the op_mode. This can happen when the driver is freed and
  *	there are Tx packets pending in the transport layer.
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ struct iwl_op_mode_ops {
 		  struct iwl_device_cmd *cmd);
 	void (*queue_full)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, int queue);
 	void (*queue_not_full)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, int queue);
-	void (*hw_rf_kill)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state);
+	bool (*hw_rf_kill)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state);
 	void (*free_skb)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	void (*nic_error)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode);
 	void (*cmd_queue_full)(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode);
@@ -195,11 +196,11 @@ static inline void iwl_op_mode_queue_not_full(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
 	op_mode->ops->queue_not_full(op_mode, queue);
 }
 
-static inline void iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
-					  bool state)
+static inline bool __must_check
+iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
 {
 	might_sleep();
-	op_mode->ops->hw_rf_kill(op_mode, state);
+	return op_mode->ops->hw_rf_kill(op_mode, state);
 }
 
 static inline void iwl_op_mode_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
index ae347fb16a5d..05f635572063 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/ops.c
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ void iwl_mvm_set_hw_ctkill_state(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool state)
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(mvm->hw->wiphy, iwl_mvm_is_radio_killed(mvm));
 }
 
-static void iwl_mvm_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
+static bool iwl_mvm_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
 {
 	struct iwl_mvm *mvm = IWL_OP_MODE_GET_MVM(op_mode);
 
@@ -699,9 +699,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_set_hw_rfkill_state(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, bool state)
 	else
 		clear_bit(IWL_MVM_STATUS_HW_RFKILL, &mvm->status);
 
-	if (state && mvm->cur_ucode != IWL_UCODE_INIT)
-		iwl_trans_stop_device(mvm->trans);
 	wiphy_rfkill_set_hw_state(mvm->hw->wiphy, iwl_mvm_is_radio_killed(mvm));
+
+	return state && mvm->cur_ucode != IWL_UCODE_INIT;
 }
 
 static void iwl_mvm_free_skb(struct iwl_op_mode *op_mode, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
index 22b6b7ee5fd2..e530055019ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/drv.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static int iwl_pci_resume(struct device *device)
 	iwl_enable_rfkill_int(trans);
 
 	hw_rfkill = iwl_is_rfkill_set(trans);
-	iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
+	iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
index 3120bc5bb12d..9091513ea738 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/internal.h
@@ -488,4 +488,6 @@ static inline void __iwl_trans_pcie_set_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	__iwl_trans_pcie_set_bits_mask(trans, reg, mask, mask);
 }
 
+void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state);
+
 #endif /* __iwl_trans_int_pcie_h__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
index cf49f6ce0ff8..fdfa3969cac9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/rx.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ irqreturn_t iwl_pcie_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 		isr_stats->rfkill++;
 
-		iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
+		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 		if (hw_rfkill) {
 			set_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status);
 			if (test_and_clear_bit(STATUS_SYNC_HCMD_ACTIVE,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 32a5a9a20811..dcfd6d866d09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_start_fw(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 		set_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status);
 	else
 		clear_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status);
-	iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
+	iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 	if (hw_rfkill && !run_in_rfkill)
 		return -ERFKILL;
 
@@ -885,7 +885,13 @@ static void iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 	else
 		clear_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status);
 	if (hw_rfkill != was_hw_rfkill)
-		iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
+		iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
+}
+
+void iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool state)
+{
+	if (iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, state))
+		iwl_trans_pcie_stop_device(trans);
 }
 
 static void iwl_trans_pcie_d3_suspend(struct iwl_trans *trans, bool test)
@@ -994,7 +1000,7 @@ static int iwl_trans_pcie_start_hw(struct iwl_trans *trans)
 		set_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status);
 	else
 		clear_bit(STATUS_RFKILL, &trans->status);
-	iwl_op_mode_hw_rf_kill(trans->op_mode, hw_rfkill);
+	iwl_trans_pcie_rf_kill(trans, hw_rfkill);
 
 	return 0;
 }