diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
index ed5a7e145027..4806a49cb61b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/cfg80211.c
@@ -674,7 +674,11 @@ static int wil_cfg80211_del_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 				    struct net_device *dev, u8 *mac)
 {
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil = wiphy_to_wil(wiphy);
+
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	wil6210_disconnect(wil, mac);
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
index 0005d9b90772..95f4efe9ef37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/main.c
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ static void wil_disconnect_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct wil6210_priv *wil = container_of(work,
 			struct wil6210_priv, disconnect_worker);
 
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	_wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 }
 
 static void wil_connect_timer_fn(ulong x)
@@ -260,7 +262,9 @@ void wil_priv_deinit(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
 	cancel_work_sync(&wil->disconnect_worker);
 	cancel_work_sync(&wil->fw_error_worker);
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 	wmi_event_flush(wil);
 	destroy_workqueue(wil->wmi_wq_conn);
 	destroy_workqueue(wil->wmi_wq);
@@ -374,10 +378,14 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
+
+	cancel_work_sync(&wil->disconnect_worker);
+	wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
+
 	wil->status = 0; /* prevent NAPI from being scheduled */
 	if (test_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status)) {
 		napi_synchronize(&wil->napi_rx);
-		napi_synchronize(&wil->napi_tx);
 	}
 
 	if (wil->scan_request) {
@@ -387,9 +395,6 @@ int wil_reset(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 		wil->scan_request = NULL;
 	}
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&wil->disconnect_worker);
-	wil6210_disconnect(wil, NULL);
-
 	wil6210_disable_irq(wil);
 
 	wmi_event_flush(wil);
@@ -447,6 +452,8 @@ static int __wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 	struct wireless_dev *wdev = wil->wdev;
 	int rc;
 
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
+
 	rc = wil_reset(wil);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -506,6 +513,8 @@ int wil_up(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 
 static int __wil_down(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 {
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
+
 	clear_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status);
 	napi_disable(&wil->napi_rx);
 	napi_disable(&wil->napi_tx);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
index c60976144db3..58fc0962e2e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/pcie_bus.c
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ static int wil_if_pcie_enable(struct wil6210_priv *wil)
 		goto stop_master;
 
 	/* need reset here to obtain MAC */
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	rc = wil_reset(wil);
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 	if (rc)
 		goto release_irq;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
index cfd36cc0336b..c8c547457eb4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/txrx.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ int wil_vring_init_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, int size,
 		struct wmi_vring_cfg_done_event cmd;
 	} __packed reply;
 	struct vring *vring = &wil->vring_tx[id];
+	struct vring_tx_data *txdata = &wil->vring_tx_data[id];
 
 	if (vring->va) {
 		wil_err(wil, "Tx ring [%d] already allocated\n", id);
@@ -625,6 +626,7 @@ int wil_vring_init_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, int size,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	memset(txdata, 0, sizeof(*txdata));
 	vring->size = size;
 	rc = wil_vring_alloc(wil, vring);
 	if (rc)
@@ -648,6 +650,8 @@ int wil_vring_init_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, int size,
 	}
 	vring->hwtail = le32_to_cpu(reply.cmd.tx_vring_tail_ptr);
 
+	txdata->enabled = 1;
+
 	return 0;
  out_free:
 	wil_vring_free(wil, vring, 1);
@@ -660,9 +664,16 @@ void wil_vring_fini_tx(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id)
 {
 	struct vring *vring = &wil->vring_tx[id];
 
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&wil->mutex));
+
 	if (!vring->va)
 		return;
 
+	/* make sure NAPI won't touch this vring */
+	wil->vring_tx_data[id].enabled = 0;
+	if (test_bit(wil_status_napi_en, &wil->status))
+		napi_synchronize(&wil->napi_tx);
+
 	wil_vring_free(wil, vring, 1);
 }
 
@@ -1028,6 +1039,7 @@ int wil_tx_complete(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int ringid)
 	struct net_device *ndev = wil_to_ndev(wil);
 	struct device *dev = wil_to_dev(wil);
 	struct vring *vring = &wil->vring_tx[ringid];
+	struct vring_tx_data *txdata = &wil->vring_tx_data[ringid];
 	int done = 0;
 	int cid = wil->vring2cid_tid[ringid][0];
 	struct wil_net_stats *stats = &wil->sta[cid].stats;
@@ -1038,6 +1050,11 @@ int wil_tx_complete(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int ringid)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (!txdata->enabled) {
+		wil_info(wil, "Tx irq[%d]: vring disabled\n", ringid);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	wil_dbg_txrx(wil, "%s(%d)\n", __func__, ringid);
 
 	while (!wil_vring_is_empty(vring)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index fb1006b2a4e2..2a2dec75f026 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -243,6 +243,14 @@ struct vring {
 	struct wil_ctx *ctx; /* ctx[size] - software context */
 };
 
+/**
+ * Additional data for Tx Vring
+ */
+struct vring_tx_data {
+	int enabled;
+
+};
+
 enum { /* for wil6210_priv.status */
 	wil_status_fwready = 0,
 	wil_status_fwconnecting,
@@ -386,6 +394,7 @@ struct wil6210_priv {
 	/* DMA related */
 	struct vring vring_rx;
 	struct vring vring_tx[WIL6210_MAX_TX_RINGS];
+	struct vring_tx_data vring_tx_data[WIL6210_MAX_TX_RINGS];
 	u8 vring2cid_tid[WIL6210_MAX_TX_RINGS][2]; /* [0] - CID, [1] - TID */
 	struct wil_sta_info sta[WIL6210_MAX_CID];
 	/* scan */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 58c3afcf839d..2ba56eef0c45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -462,7 +462,9 @@ static void wmi_evt_disconnect(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id,
 
 	wil->sinfo_gen++;
 
+	mutex_lock(&wil->mutex);
 	wil6210_disconnect(wil, evt->bssid);
+	mutex_unlock(&wil->mutex);
 }
 
 static void wmi_evt_notify(struct wil6210_priv *wil, int id, void *d, int len)