diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ce.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ce.c
index 3f3439262cf4..f7c15b547504 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ce.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/ce.c
@@ -433,9 +433,6 @@ static int ath12k_ce_completed_recv_next(struct ath12k_ce_pipe *pipe,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure descriptor is read after the head pointer. */
-	dma_rmb();
-
 	*nbytes = ath12k_hal_ce_dst_status_get_length(desc);
 
 	*skb = pipe->dest_ring->skb[sw_index];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c
index a301898e5849..f8bd3837b9dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal.c
@@ -2143,13 +2143,24 @@ void *ath12k_hal_srng_src_get_next_reaped(struct ath12k_base *ab,
 
 void ath12k_hal_srng_access_begin(struct ath12k_base *ab, struct hal_srng *srng)
 {
+	u32 hp;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&srng->lock);
 
-	if (srng->ring_dir == HAL_SRNG_DIR_SRC)
+	if (srng->ring_dir == HAL_SRNG_DIR_SRC) {
 		srng->u.src_ring.cached_tp =
 			*(volatile u32 *)srng->u.src_ring.tp_addr;
-	else
-		srng->u.dst_ring.cached_hp = READ_ONCE(*srng->u.dst_ring.hp_addr);
+	} else {
+		hp = READ_ONCE(*srng->u.dst_ring.hp_addr);
+
+		if (hp != srng->u.dst_ring.cached_hp) {
+			srng->u.dst_ring.cached_hp = hp;
+			/* Make sure descriptor is read after the head
+			 * pointer.
+			 */
+			dma_rmb();
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /* Update cached ring head/tail pointers to HW. ath12k_hal_srng_access_begin()