diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 0bdb38edd915..e57588c19c80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 Atheros Communications Inc.
  * Copyright (c) 2011-2017 Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
  */
 
@@ -1947,15 +1946,15 @@ int ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(struct ath10k *ar, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 cmd_id)
 			ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
 			ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_WMI,
 				   "drop wmi command %d, hardware is wedged\n", cmd_id);
+		} else {
+			/* try to send pending beacons first. they take priority */
+			ath10k_wmi_tx_beacons_nowait(ar);
+
+			ret = ath10k_wmi_cmd_send_nowait(ar, skb, cmd_id);
+
+			if (ret && test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_CRASH_FLUSH, &ar->dev_flags))
+				ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
 		}
-		/* try to send pending beacons first. they take priority */
-		ath10k_wmi_tx_beacons_nowait(ar);
-
-		ret = ath10k_wmi_cmd_send_nowait(ar, skb, cmd_id);
-
-		if (ret && test_bit(ATH10K_FLAG_CRASH_FLUSH, &ar->dev_flags))
-			ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
-
 		(ret != -EAGAIN);
 	}), 3 * HZ);